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OF  THE  LATE 

JOSIAH    HENRY    BENTON 

AT  ONE  TIME  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 

BOSTON  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 
COMPRISING  IMPORTANT  LETTERS  BY 

AMERICAN  AND  FOREIGN  CELEBRITIES  IN 

POLITICS,  HISTORY,  LITERATURE  AND   THE  DRAMA 


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TO    BE    SOLD    AT    UNRESTRICTED    PUBLIC    SALE 

BY  ORDER  OF  MRS.  BENTON 

OS  FRIDAY  AFTERNOON  AND  EVENING,  MARCH  12th 
AND  SATURDAY  AFTERNOON,  MARCH  13th.  1920 

UNDER  THE  MANAGEMENT  OF 

THE  AMERICAN  ART  ASSOCIATION 

MADISON  SQUARE  SOUTH 
NEW  YORK  CITY 


THE  AMERICAN  ART  ASSOCIATION 

DESIGNS  ITS  CATALOGUES  AND  DIRECTS 

ALL  DETAILS  OF  ILLUSTRATION 

TEXT  AND  TYPOGRAPHY 


ON  PUBLIC  EXHIBITION 
AT  THE  AMERICAN  ART  GALLERIES 

MADISON  SQUARE  SOUTH,   NEW  YORK 
ENTRANCE,   6  EAST  23rd  STREET 

BEGINNING  SATURDAY,    MARCH    6th,    1920 

AND  CONTINUING  UNTIL  THE  TIME  OF  SALE 


THE  NOTABLE  AUTOGRAPH  COLLECTION 

OF  THE  LATE 

JOSIAH  HENRY  BENTON 

AT  ONE  TIME  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES, 

BOSTON  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 


TO  BE  SOLD  AT  UNRESTRICTED  PUBLIC  SALE 

BY  ORDER  OF  MRS.    BENTON 

ON  FRIDAY  AFTERNOON  AND  EVENING,   MARCH  12th 
AND  SATURDAY  AFTERNOON,  MARCH  13th,   1920 

AT  2^  IN  THE  AFTERNOONS  AND  8:00  O'CLOCK  IN  THE  EVENING 

AT  THE  AMERICAN  ART  GALLERIES 


GEORGE   WASHINGTON-PRESIDENT   OF   THE   UNITED    STATES 

Autograph  Eetter,  Signed.     179G 
[No.  903] 


ILLUSTRATED    CATALOGUE  OF 

THE  NOTABLE  AUTOCiRAPH  COLLECTION 

OF  THE  LATK 

JOSIAH  HENRY  BENTON 

AT  ONE  TIME  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  HOARD  OF  TRUSTEES, 

BOSTON  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 


TO  BE  SOLD  WITHOUT   RESERVE  OR  RESTRICTION 

BV  ORDER  OF  MRS.   BENTON 

ON  FRIDAY  AFTERNOON  AND  EVENING,  MARCH   12th 
AND  SATURDAY  AFTERNOON,  MARCH   L^th,   1920 

AT  2:30  IN  THE  AFTERNOONS  AND  8:00  O'CLOCK  IN  THE  EVENING 


THE  SALE  TO  BE  CONDUCTED  BY- 
MR.   THOMAS  E.    KIRBY  AND  HIS  ASSISTANTS,   OF 
THE  AMERICAN  ART  ASSOCIATION,   Managers 

^- •  NEW  YORK  CITY 


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PREFATORY   NOTE    REGARDING   THE 
BENTON   AUTOGRAPH   COLLECTION 

The  Colkrtiou  of  Auto-rapli  Lrtters  of  tlir  late  ,J(.>i:ili  II.  Benton,  is,  on 
aei-ount  of  the  Xotabic  Personages  representetl.  and  the  historieal,  politital 
and  literary  informatiou  eontained  therein,  one  of  the  most  important  and 
interesting  collections  of  autograph  material  otTered  in  recent  years  at  public 
sale  in  Amerca. 

Xot  only  did  Mr.  Benton  obtain  letters  of  the  more  notable  personages  in 
the  field  of  American  politics,  history,  literature  and  drama,  as  well  as  some 
important  additions  of  British  and  French  authors  and  statesmen;  but,  he  also 
succeeded  remarkably  in  his  aim  of  collecting  such  examples  as  should  con- 
tain interesting  information  relative  to  the  writers*  connection  with  important 
events  of  the  period. 

With  a  few  exceptions,  every  letter  is  ai-companied  by  a  portrait  (in  most 
cases  engraved)  of  the  writer,  as  well  as  by  a  typewritten  transcript  of  the 
letter;  while  in  a  great  mimber  of  instances  a  typewritten  l)iographical  note 
taken  from  Appleton's  Biographical  Cyclopedia  accompanies  the  same.  In 
all  cases,  the  letter  with  its  accompanying  transcript  and  portrait  are  neatly 
hinged  to  a  specially  prepared  i)aper  fold,  thus  allowing  of  the  easy  turning 
of  the  page.  In  many  instances,  the  portrait,  and  in  a  few  cases  the  original 
letter,  are  neatly  iidaid. 

Among  the  special  features  of  the  collection  are  Signed  Autograph  Let- 
ters by  All  the  Presidents  and  Vice-Presidents  of  the  United  States  from 
Washington  to  the  present  day ;  All  the  Chief  Justices,  and  most  of  the  Asso- 
ciated Justices  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court;  many  of  whom  are  repre- 
sented bv  more  than  one  letter. 


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CLASSIFIED  RESUME  OF  SOME  OF  THE  MORE 
NOTABLE  PERSONAGES 


PRESIDENTS    OF    THE    UNITED' STATES 
WASHIN(iTON,  George   (1789-1797) 


ADAMS.  Johu    (1797-1801) 
JEFFERSON.   Thomas    (1801-1809) 
MADISON,  Jame.s    (1809-1817) 
MONROE,  James    (1817-1825) 
ADAMS.   John   Quiucy    (1825-1829) 
JACKSON.  Andrew    (1829-1837) 
VAN  BUREN.  Martin   (1S37-1S41) 
HARRISON,  William  H.    (1841) 
TYLER.  Johu   (1841-1845) 
POLK.  James  K.  (1845-1849) 
TAYLOR.  Zachary  (1S49-1S50) 
FILLMORE,  Millaitl   (1850-1853) 
PIERCE,  Franklin    (1853-1857) 

WILSON. 


BUCHANAN,   James    (1857-1861) 
LINCOLN,  Abraham    (1861-1865) 
JOHNSON,  Andrew    (1865-1869) 
-  GRANT,  Ulysses  S.    (1869-1877) 
HAYES.  Rutherford  B.    (1877-1881) 
GARFIELD,  James  A.    (1881) 
ARTHUR.  Chester  A.    (1881-1885) 
CLEVELAND,  Grover  (1885-1889;  1893- 

1897) 
HARRISON,    Benjamin    (1889-1S93) 
McKINLEY,    William    (1897-1901) 
ROOSEVELT.    Theodore    (1901-1909) 
TAFT,  William  Howard   (1909-1913) 
Woodrow    (1913-1920) 


VICE-PRESIDENTS  OF 
ADAMS,    John     (1789-1797) 
JEFFERSON,  Thomas    (1797-1801) 
BURR,  Aaron    (1801-1805) 
CLINTON,  George    (1805-1812) 
GERRY,   Elbridge    (1813-1814) 
TOMPKINS.  Daniel  D.    (1817-1825) 
CALHOUN,   John   C.    (1825-1833) 
VAN  BUREN,  Martin   (1833-1837) 
JOHNSON,  Richard  M.    (1.S37-1841) 
TYLER,   John    (1841) 
DALLAS.    George   M.    (1845-1S49) 
FILLMORE.    Millard     (1849-1850) 
KING,   William   R.    (1850-1853) 
BRECKINRIDGE.  John  C.  (1857-1861) 


THE  UNITED  STATES 

HAMLIN,  Hannibal    (1861-1865) 
JOHNSON.  Andrew    (1865) 
COLFAX,   Schuyler    (1869-73) 
WILSON.    Henry     (1873-1875) 
WHEELER,  William  A.    (1877-lSSl) 
ARTHUR,   Chester  A.    (1881) 
HENDRICKS,  Thomas  A.    (1885-1889) 
MORTON,  Levi  P.  (1889-1893) 
STEVENSON,   Adlai   E.    (1893-1897) 
HOB  ART.   ({arret   A.    (1897) 
ROOSEVELT,  Theodore   (1901) 
FAIRBANKS,  Charles  W.    (1905-1909) 
SHERMAN.  James  S.    (1909-1912) 
MARSHALL.  Thomas  R.    (1913-1920) 


SIGNERS  OF  THE  DECLARATION  OF  INDEPENDENCE 


ADAMS.  John 
ADAMS,  Samuel 
CARROLL,  Charles 
CHASE,  Samuel 
FRANKLIN,  Benjamin 


GERRY.  Elbridge 
HANCOCK,  John 
JEFFERSON.  Thomas 
MORRIS.  Robert 
WILSON,  James 
WOIiCOTT.   Oliver 


CHIEF  JUSTICES  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  SUPREME  COURT 
CIIASK.    Salmon    V.    (lS(>4-lST.1i  .M  AI{S1 1  ALL.  .I(.hu    (1801-l.s;{r. » 

KLLSWOliTII.    (HivtT    (179(>-17ltU  i  lilTLKl  k;1:.  John    (1795) 

irLLKU.   M.lvillo   W.    (lSHV-1910)  TANEV.   Koyor  Brooke    (lS3G-lS0)4i 

JAY.    John     (17s9-179r»)  WAITK.   Morrison   U.    (1S7MSS,S) 


ASSOCIATE  JUSTICES  OF  THE 

r,ALl»\VIN.   Henry    (IS'Ul-lvi  »  i 

itAur.oru.  riiiiip  p.  (is;^g-i.s41) 

r.LAT(HI-(»KI>.   SauuK'l    (18S2-1893) 
I*.KAI>Li:V.   Josi'ph    P.    (1S70-1892) 
I'.KKWKU.   David   J.    (ls,s9-1910) 
CAMPBELL.    John    A.    (1S53-1S61) 
CATRON.    John     (18:17-1865) 
CHASE.  Samuel   (179(MS11) 
CLIFFOUD.   Nathan    (1.S5S-1881) 
CURTIS.   Benjamin   R.    (1851-1857) 
crSHIN(i.  William    (1789-1810) 
DANIEL.  Peter  Y.    (1S41-1860) 
DAYIS.   Davitl    (18(52-1877) 
DAY.  William  R.    (1903-date) 
DLYAL.    (Jahriel    (1811-1836) 
FIELD.  Stephen  J.    (1863-1897) 
(JRAY.    Horace     (1881-1902) 
(;RIER.  Robert  C.    (1846-1870) 
HARLAN.  John  M.    (1877-1911) 
HOLMES.  Oliver  W.,  Jr.   (1902-date) 
HFNT.    Ward     (1872-1882) 
IKEDEFJ..   ,L^mes    (17!M)-1799) 


UNITED  STATES  SUPREME  COURT 
JOHNSON.    Thomas    (1791  179:ii 
JOHNSON,    William    (lS01-ls;U) 
LAMAK.   Lucius   Q.  C.    (1888-1893) 
LIYINOSTON.   Brwkholst    (1807-1823 1 
.  McLEAN.    John     (lS2t)-ls(n  ) 
MATTHEWS.    Stanley    (issi-issj)) 
MILLER,    Samuel    F.     (1862-1890) 
MOOKE.   Alfred    (1799-1804) 
NELSON.    Samuel    (1845-1872) 
PATERSON.   William    (179.3-1800) 
PECKHAM,   Rufus  W.    (1895-1909) 
RITLEDGE.  Jehu    (17S9-1791) 
SHIRAS.  (Jeorge,  Jr.    (1892-1902) 
STORY.   Joseph    (1M1-1S45) 
STRON(;.  William    (1870-18.8(H 
SWAYNE.    Noah   H.    (1862-1.8,81) 
THOMPSON.    Smith    (1823-1.843) 
TODD.  Thomas  (1807-1.826) 
WASHINCJTON.   Bushrod    (1798-1829) 
WAYNE.  James  M.    (1835-1867) 
WILSON.  James    (1789-1798) 
WOODBIRY.   Levi    (1845-1851) 


AMERICAN  MILITARY  MEN  OF  NOTE 

JACKSON.  Thomas  J.— General. 
JOHNSTON.  Joseph  E.— General 
LEE.  Robert  E.— General 
McCLELLAN.   George   B.— Maj.-Gen 
MEADE.  George  G.— Maj.-Gen. 
PORTER.  David  Dudley— Ad  mint  1 
PORTER.    Fitz-John— Maj.-Gen. 
ROSECRANS.  William— Maj.-Gen. 
SCHOFIELD.  John  M.— Maj.-iien. 
SCOTT.    Winfield— Maj.-(;en. 
SHEKH>AN.    Philip   P.— Maj.-Gen. 
SHEK^LVN.  Thomas— Brig.-Gen. 
SHERMAN.  William  T.— Lt.-Gen. 
SI(M<LES.   Daniel   E. -Maj.-Gen. 
SULLIYAN.   Peter  J.— Brig.-iJen. 
THOMAS.  George  H.— Maj.-(ien. 


AIMJCH.   Christopher  C— Maj.-Gcn. 
BARLOW.    Francis    C— Brig.-Gen. 
BARNARD.   John   G.— Maj.-Gen. 
P.EAI'UEGARD.  P.  ii.  T.— (ieneral 
liENTON.    William    P.— Brig.-Gen. 
P.r.AIR.  Francis  P.  Jr.— Maj.-Gen. 
r.rUNSIDE.  Ambrose   E.— Maj.-lJeii. 
BITLEH.    Benjamin    F.— Maj.-Gen. 
BUTTE  UFIELl ).   1  )aniel— Brig.-Geu. 
CHAMI'.EKF.AIN.      .Joshua      L.^Brig. 

(it'll. 
CUSHING.    Caleb— P.rig.-Cicn. 
(GORDON,    George   H.— Brt.-Maj.-(u'n. 
GRANT.   Ulysses    S.— (Jeneral 
(JREENE.   Nathaniel— Maj.-Gen. 
HANCOCK.  Wintield   S.— Maj.-(;en. 


WARD.    Artcmas— Brig.-Gen. 


AMERICAN  AUTHORS  AND  HISTORIANS 


ALDRIDGE,   Thomas   B. 
BANCROFT,    George 
BEI>KNAP,    Jeremy 
BROWN,    John 
BRYANT,    William    Ciillen 
BURROUGHS.  Juhu 
CLEMENS,   Samuel  L. 
COOPER,  James  Fenimore 
CURTIS,  George  W. 
I>ODGE,  Mary  Abigail 
EMERSON,  Ralph  Waldo 
FROTHINGHAM,    Richard 
HARTE,   Bret 
HOLMES,   Oliver   Weudell 
HOAVE.  Julia  Ward 
HOWELLS,  William  Dean 
IRVING.    Washington 
LONGFELLOW,   Henry   W. 
LOSSING,  Benson  J. 
LOWELL,   James  R. 


MOTLEY.  John  L. 
MURFREE,  Mary  N. 
PALFREY,   John   G. 
PARKMAN,    Francis 
PARTON^  James 
PEMBERTON,  Thomas 
PRESCOTT,  William  H. 
READ,  Thomas 
RIPLEY,   George 
SARGENT.   Lucius  M. 
SAXE.  John  G. 
SHILLABER.  Benjamin  P. 
SIMMS,  W.  G. 
SPARKS,  Jared 
STOWE,  Harriet  Beecher 
WARNER.  Charles  I>. 
WHIPPLE,  E.  P. 
WHITMAN,  Walt 
WHITTIER,  John   G. 
WILLIS.  M.  P. 


A  FEW  OF  THE  MORE  NOTED  AMERICAN  STATESMEN 


A3IES,  Fisher — Statesman 
ANDREAV,  John  A.— Gov.  of  Mass. 
BATES,  John  L.— Gov.   of  Mass. 
BEECHER,   Henry  Ward— Preacher 
BELKNAP,    Jeremy— Historian 
BERNARD,  Francis— Gov.  of  Mass. 
BLAINE,  James  G.— Secty.  of  State 
BLAIR,   Montgomery — Postmaster-Gen. 
BOUTWELL,  George  S.— Gov.  of  Mass. 
BUCKINGHAM,  W.  A.— Gov.  of  Conn. 
CASS,  Lewis— Gov.  of  Ohio 
CHOATE,   Rufus— Lawyer 
CLAY,  Henry— Secty.  of  State 
CLINTON,  De  Witt— Gov.  of  N.  Y. 
CORWIN,   Thomas— Gov.   of  Ohio 
CRAWFORD,  W.  H.— Secty.  of  Treas. 
CROCKETT,   Daniel— Pioneer 
DAVIS,  Jefferson — Confederate  Pres. 
DOUCiLAS,  Stephen— Statesman 
DUDLEY,    Joseph— Colonial    Gov.    of 

Mass. 
EVERETT,  Edward— Orator 
FESSENDEN,   W.   P.— Secty.   Treasy. 


FIELD,    Stephen  J. — Cal.   Senator 
GALLATIN,  Albert— Financier 
GREELEY,  Horace— Journalist 
GRISWOLD,  Matthew— Gov.  of  Conn. 
GRISWOLI),  Roger— Gov.  of  Conn. 
HAMILTON,  Alexander— Secty.  Treas. 
HAY.    John— Secty.    of    State 
HENRY,    Patrick— Revolutionary    Ora- 
tor 
HOAR— George  F.— Statesman 
HOPKINS,  John  H.— Vt.   Bishop 
HUTCHINSON,       Thomas  —  Gov.      of 

Conn. 
JOHNSON,   William   S.— Conn.  Judge 
KENT,  James— Chancellor  of  N.   Y. 
LAURENS,    Henry— Pres.    Cont.    Con- 

LIN( '( )LN,    Levi— Attorney-Gen. 
LIVINGSTON,  Robert  R.— Statesman 
LONG,  John   D.— (Jov.   of  Mass. 
LYON,  Matthew— Ky.  Politician 
MORGAN,   John  P.— Financier 
MORSE,   Samuel  F.  B. 

[Continued 


AMERICAN  STATESMEN— CoNTi.MEi) 


OLNEY.    Richard— Secty.    of    State 
OTIS,  Harrison  Gray- Orator 
OTIS.  James— Patriot 
PAUKEIi.    Isaai— Mass.   Judge 
riNCKNKY.  Thomas— Gov.  of  S.  C. 
roWNAI.L.  Thomas— Gov.  of  Mass. 
rillNCE.    Thomas— Colonial    Preacher 
QIINCV.    Josiah— State.sman 
RAWSOX,    Edward— Colonial     States- 
man 
RITLEDGE,   John— Gov.    of   S.    C. 

WIKT.    William- 


SEWARI).  Fretlerick— Secty.  of  State 
SEYMorR.  Horatio— Gov.  of  N.  Y. 
SIIIIUJ:Y.    AVilliam- Gov.   of  Mass. 
STA.NTOX.  Edwin  M.— Secty.  of  War 
STi:i'IIi:.\S.        Ali'x.        H.  — Southern 

Stalcsiimii 
STOUGHTON,  ^Villiam— Gov.  of  Mass. 
SULLIYAN,  James— Gov.  of  Mass. 
SEMNEIt.    Charles — Mass.    Seiuitor 
TIUMliULL,    J.— Gov.    of   (Nmn. 
AVEBSTER,    Daniel— Lawyer 
-Eawyer 


SOME  OF  THE  MORE  NOTED  ENGLISH  AUTHORS  AND  STATESMEN 


ADDISON,  Joseph 
AMHERST,  William  Pitt 
ARNOLD.    Sir   Edwin 
P.ARHAil,   Richard   H. 
BASKERVILLE,   John— Printer 
KESSAM.  Walter 
BLACK,  William 
BLESSINGTON.   Marguerite 
BROUGHAM,   Henry,   Baron 
BROWNING,    Robert 
BURKE,    Edmund 
BYRON,  George  Gordon,  Lord 
CADELL,   Robert— Publisher 
CARLYLE.   Thomas 
COLERIDGE.   Samuel   T. 
COLLINS.  Wilkie 
CORNWALLIS.    Charles,   Lord 
COWPER.  William 
CRUIKSIIANK.    George 
CUNNIN(JHAM,    Allan 
DE   QUINCY.    Thomas 
DORAN,    John 
EDGEWORTH.   Maria 
EDWARD.    Albert— King 
ELLSWORTH.  Oliver 
FARADAY.    Michel 
FREDERICK.   Duke  of   York 
FREEMAN.    Edward   A. 
FROUDE,  James  A. 
GEORGE   III 


GIBBON,    Edward 
GLADSTONE.    William    E. 
HALLAM.    Henry 
HARDY.  Thomas 
HASTINGS.  Warren 
HAZLITT.  William 
HONE.  William 
HOOD.  Thomas 
HUME.  David 
INGELOW.  Jean 
JAMES.   G.   P.   R. 
KINGLAKE,  Alexander  W. 
KIN(;SLEY.   Charles 
KIPLING.   Rudyard 
LANDSEER.   Edward 
LEVER.   Charles 
LINGARD.   John 
LOCKHART,  John  G. 
LYTTON,  Edward  R.  Bulwer 
MAC  AULA  Y,  Thoma.s   B. 

McCarthy,  justin 

MANSFIELD.   Sir  James 
MARTINEAI'.  Harriet 
MKLI'.OURNE.   William   L. 
MEREDITH.  (Jeorge 
MILL.  John  Stuart 
MILMAN.  Henry  H. 
M(M)RE.    Thomas 
MoUE.   Hannah 
MCI. LOCK.   Dinah   M. 

[Cinitiunrd 


ENGLISH  AUTHORS  AND  STATESMEN— Coxti: 


NELSON,  Horatio 
NEWMAN,  Cardinal 
PALGKAVE,  Francis  P. 
PEEL,    Sir   Robert 
PORTER.  Jane 
POPE.    Alexander 
RAWLINSON,    Sir   Henry 
RICHARDSON,    Samuel 
ROBERTSON,  William 
RUSKIN,  John 
SAL  A,   George 


SCOTT,   Sir  Walter 
SMITH.    Sir   William    Sidney 
SOUTHEY,  Robert 
STANLEY,   Arthur 
TENNYSON,   Alfred,  Lord 
TROLLOPE,  Anthony 
WARREN,  Samuel 
W^\TSON,   John 
WELLINGTON,  Duke  of 
WILLIAM  IV. 
WORDSWORTH,  William 


FRENCH  AUTHORS  AND  STATESMEN 


DUMAS.    Alexander 
(iUIZOT.  Fraugois  P.  G. 
HUGO,  Victor 
JUSSERAND,  Jean  A. 
LAFAYETTE,  Gilbert  M. 


MAZARIN,   Cardinal 
NAPOLEON  I. 
SUE,  Eugene 

TOCQUEVILLE,   Alexis  de 
VOLTAIRE,  Marie  Arouet  de 


ACTORS  AND  ACTRESSES  OF  NOTE 


ANDERSON,   Mary 
BARRETT,  Lawrence 
BELLEW.  Harold  K. 
BERNHARDT,  Sarah 
BOOTH,    Edwin 
BOOTH,  Junius  Brutus 
BOUCICAULT,  Dion 
BROUGHAM,  Emma 
BURTON,  William  E. 
CUSHMAN,   Charlotte 
DAVENPORT,  Edward  L. 
FECHTER,  Charles 
FORREST,  Edwin 
IRVING,  Henry 
JANAUSCHECK,  Francesca 


JEFFERSON,  Joseph 
KEAN,   Charles 
KEMBLE,   Charles 
LANGTRY,    Uillian 
McCULLOUGH,  John  E. 
MACREADY,  William  C. 
MATTHEWS.  Charles  J. 
PATTI,   Adelina 
RACHEL.  Elisa 
RISTORI,   Adelaide 
TERRY.   Ellen 
TREE.    Ellen 
WARREN,    William 
WILSON,  Francis 
YOUNG,  E. 


Conditions  of  Sale 

1.  Any  bid  which  is  merely  a  nominal  or  fractional  advance  may  be  rejected  by 
the  auctioneer,  if,  in  his  judgment,  such  bid  would  be  likely  to  affect  the  sale  in- 
juriously. 

-.  The  highest  bidder  shall  be  the  buyer,  and  if  any  dispute  arise  between 
two  or  more  bidders,  the  auctioneer  shall  either  decide  the  same  or  put  up  for 
re-sale  the  lot  so  in  dispute. 

3.  Payment  shall  be  made  of  all  or  such  part  of  the  purchase  money  as 
may  be  required,  and  the  niimes  and  addresses  of  the  purchasers  shall  be  given 
immediately  on  the  sale  of  every  lot,  in  default  of  which  the  lot  so  purchased 
shall  be  immediately  put  up  again  and  re-sold. 

Payment  of  that  part  of  the  purchase  money  not  made  at  the  time  of  sale, 
shall  be  made  within  ten  days  thereafter,  in  default  of  which  the  undersigned  may 
either  continue  to  hold  the  lots  at  the  risk  of  the  purchaser  and  take  such  action 
as  may  be  necessary  for  the  enforcement  of  the  sale,  or  may  at  public  or  private 
sale,  and  without  other  than  this  notice,  re-sell  the  lots  for  the  benefit  of  such  pur- 
chaser, and  the  deficiency  (if  any)  arising  from  such  re-sale,  shall  be  a  charge 
against  such  purchaser. 

4.  Delivery  of  any  purchase  will  be  made  only  upon  payment  of  the  total 
amount  due  for  all  purchases  at  the  sale. 

Deliveries  will  be  made  on  sales  days  between  the  hours  of  9  A.  M.  and  1  P.  M., 
and  on  other  days — except  holidays — between  the  hours  of  9  A.  M.  and  5  P.  M. 

Delivery  of  any  purchase  will  be  made  only  at  the  American  Art  Galleries,  or 
other  place  of  sale,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  only  on  presenting  the  bill  of  purchase. 

Delivery  may  be  made,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Association,  of  any  purchase 
during  the  session  of  the  sale  at  which  it  was  sold. 

5.  Shipping,  boxing  or  wrapping  of  purchases  is  a  business  in  which  the 
Association  is  in  no  wise  engaged,  and  will  not  be  performed  by  the  Association 
for  purchasers.  The  Association  will,  however,  afford  to  purchasers  every  facility 
for  employing  at  current  and  n^asonable  rates  carriers  and  packers;  doing  so,  how- 
ever, without  any  assumption  of  responsibility  on  its  part  for  the  acts  and  charges 
of  the  parties  engaged  for  such  service. 

6.  Storage  of  any  purchase  shall  be  at  the  sole  risk  of  the  purchaser.  Title 
passes  upon  the  fall  of  the  auctioneer's  hammer,  and  thereafter,  while  the  Asso- 
ciation will  exercise  due  caution  in  caring  for  and  delivering  such  purchase,  it 
will  not  hold  itself  responsible  if  such  purchase  be  lost,  stolen,  damaged  or 
destroyed. 

Storage  charges  will  be  made  upon  all  purchases  not  removed  within  ten  days 
from  the  date  of  the  sale  thereof. 

7.  Guarantee  is  not  made  either  by  the  owner  or  the  Association  of  the  cor- 
rectness of  the  description,  genuineness  or  authenticity  of  any  lot,  and  no  sale  will 
be  set  aside  on  account  of  any  incorrectness,  error  of  cataloguing,  or  any  imper- 
fection not  noted.  Every  lot  is  on  public  exhibition  one  or  more  days  prior  to  its 
sale,  after  which  it  is  sold  "as  is"  and  without  recourse. 

The  Association  exercises  great  care  to  catalogue  every  lot  correctly,  and  will 
give  consideration  to  the  opinion  of  any  trustw^orthy  expert  to  the  effect  that  any 
lot  has  been  incorrectly  catalogued,  and,  in  its  judgment,  may  either  sell  the 
lot  as  catalogued  or  make  mention  of  the  opinion  of  such  expert  who  thereby 
would  become  responsible  for  such  damage  as  might  result  were  his  opinion  with- 
out proper  foundation. 

SPECIAL    NOTICE. 

Buying  or  bidding  by  the  Association  for  responsible  parties  on  orders  trans- 
mitted to  it  by  mail,  telegraph  or  telephone,  will  be  faithfully  attended  to  without 
charge  or  commission.  Any  purchase  so  made  will  be  subject  to  the  above  Condi- 
tions of  Sale,  which  cannot  in  any  manner  be  modified.  The  Association,  however, 
in  the  event  of  making  a  purchase  of  a  lot  consisting  of  one  or  more  books  for  a 
purchaser  who  has  not,  through  himself  or  his  agent,  been  present  at  the  exhibition 
or  sale,  will  permit  such  lot  to  be  returned  within  ten  days  from  the  date  of  sale, 
and  t\w  purchase  money  will  be  returned,  if  the  lot  in  any  material  manner  differs 
from  its  catalogue  description. 

Orders  for  execution  by  the  Association  should  be  written  and  given  with 
such  i)lainness  as  to  leave  no  room  for  misunderstanding.  Not  only  should  the  lot 
number  be  given,  but  also  the  title,  and  bids  should  be  stated  to  be  so  much 
for  the  lot,  and  when  the  lot  consists  of  one  or  more  volumes  of  books  or  objects 
of  art,  the  bid  per  volume  or  piece  should  also  be  stated.  If  the  one  transmitting 
the  order  is  Tinknown  to  the  Association,  a  deposit  should  be  sent  or  reference 
submitted.     Shipping  directions  should  also  be  given. 

Priced  copies  of  the  catalogue  of  any  sale,  or  any  session  thereof,  will  be 
furnished  by  the  Association  at  a  reasonable  charge. 

AMERICAN    ART    ASSOCIATION, 

American    Art    Galleries, 
Madison    Square    South, 

New    York    City. 


At  The  American  Art  Galleries 

madison  square  south,  new  york 

UNRESTRICTED  PUBLIC  SALE  BY  ORDER  OF  MRS.  BENTON 

THE  NOTABLE  AUTOGRAPH  COLLECTION 

OF  THE  LATE  JOSIAH  HENRY  BENTON 

AT  ONE  TIME  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 

BOSTON   PUBLIC  LIBRARY 

First  Session,  Numbers  1  to  313,  inclusive 

FRIDAY     AFTERNOON,     MARCH     12th,     AT     2:30     O'CLOCK 


1.  Ai'.iiOT  (I).).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  folio,  "Dunstahlo— Au^t.  21.  liSlO.  Satv  eveg/' 

To  "Xathl  Swift,  Esq.,  Andovcr."' 

"/  hare  the  pleasure  to  inform  ijou,  thttt  Mtk.  A —  hun  a  fine  little 
Daughter,  horn  Thursday  last — d-  both  she  d-  little  eheruh  are  verij 
finely.    ..." 

2.  Abbott   (J.  G. — American  lawvci).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  l"-inio,  Boston,  April 

27,  110  year.  With  transcript  and  portrait.  To  "My  Dear  Benton'' 
stating  that  he  will  be  in  the  Supreme  Court  on  the  following  Mon- 
day. 

3.  Abingei:  (Bauox— English  lawyer).    A.L.S.,  3pp.  12mo.    To  "H.  Gar- 

den."    Feby.  22,  1821.     With  transcript. 

".  .  .  /  hcg  to  inform  you  that  it  is  altogether  unusual  to  require  of 
counsel  to  attend  personal  conferences  out  of  their  own  chatnbers  except 
in  the  case  of  the  Royal  family.  ..." 

1.   AiiiN(;Ei?  (Baron — En<ilish  lawyer).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  12nio,  ''London,  Dec. 
13,  1842."    With  'transcri])t. 

''Accept  v\y  best  thanks  for  your  attention  in  sending  me  the  Ajnerican 
applies.  I  am  sorry  to  say  that  the  loss  of  good  faith  in  the  American 
(States  is  acronipnnicd  bit  a  loss  of  fhirour  in  these  ap])les,  which  deserve 
no  more  indit  at  pnsviit  IIkiii  tlinst  IikUhiki  hmiil.s  or  the  United  Bank 
shares.   .    .    ." 

5.  AcwoHTJi   (William  ^1. — British  barrister).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  Svo,  "Ivor 

Lodge.  Leamington  Spa,  1  l/ix/05."     To  ",Mr.  Benton." 
My  dear  Benton 

"/  hare  done  my  electioneering  for  the  prestnt.  Did  I  not  tell  you  I 
am  going  to  fight  a  Yorkshire  constiturncy  as  a  Tnriff  h'l  formir.'  I  htirr 
been  then   for  a   fortnight  speechifying.   ..." 

6.  Adams  (Chahlks — American  lawyer).     A.L.S..  Ip.  8yo,  "Adams  Build- 

ing, 23  Court  St.,  Boston,  lo",  IH,  1904.'*  To  "Col.  Benton.''  On 
literary  matters. 


First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  March   12th 

7.  Adazms  (Jopix — 2iid  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 

"Quincy  August  28.  1798."  To  "James  McHenry  Esq,  Secretary  of 
War."'     With  transcript,  biographical  note  and  portrait. 

Written  while  President,  and  refers  to  a  letter  by  John  Henry,  Gov- 
ernor of  Maryland,  relative  to  the  nationa'l  defence. 

8.  Adams  (Johx — 2nd  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 

"Quincy  April  20,  1813.'"  To  "The  Honourable  James  Monroe 
Esquire,  Secretary  of  the  Department  of  State,  Washington."  Ad- 
dressed and  franked  by  Adams.  With  transcript  of  letter,  portrait, 
and  biography  of  Adams. 

Refers  to  his  son's — .John  Quincy  Adams — appointment,  who  became 
minister  of  the  United  States  to  Russia,  in  1809,  and  was  one  of  the 
Commissioners  who  met  at  Ghent  to  consider  terms  of  peace. 

"A"o  intelliffeiwe  could  be  more  agreeahle  to  me,  than  the  information 
that  the  conduct  of  my  Son  has  the  entire  approbation  of  The  President. 
As  a  public  Man  I  have  no  views  for  him,,  but  to  such  Services  as  the 
President  shall  assign  him.  .  .  .  if  I  should  make  any  objection  to  his 
engaging  in  those  momentous  Services  to  his  Country  which  you  present 
to  my  vietv,  hoivever  hazardous  they  may  be  to  his  reputation. 

"You  and  I  know  that  a  certain  Mission  is  to  an  American  the  most 
^Scabreux'  in  the  whole  Diplomatic  Circle.  ..." 

9.  Adams  (Johx — 2nd  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to, 

"Quincy,  Nov.  19  1815."  To  "Hon.  David  Sewall,  York."  With 
transcript,  liiographical  sketch,  clippings,  and  portrait. 

An  exceptionally  fine  letter  giving  the  lineage  of  the  descendants 
of  John  Hull  who  coined  the  "Pine-tree"  shillings  for  the  Colony  of 
Massachusetts.  There  is  also  a  reference  to  the  naming  of  his  grandson 
"Isaac  Hull." 

"...  Your  political  Sentiments  as  far  as  you  disclose  them,  are  so 
nearly  my  otcn  that  I  shall  have  no  controversy  with  you  upon  those 
Topicks. 

"Your  account  of  connections  between  the  Quincys  the  Sewalls  and 
Hulls  is  very  entertaining  to  me,  .  .  .  Mr.  Hull  who  made  and  executed 
the  Contract  with  the  Government  for  coining  the  New  England  Shillings 
called  Pine  Trees  in  1652,  had  tioo  Daughters,  One  named  Joanna,  ivho 
married  Edmund  Quincy  of  Braintree.  From  this  marriage  issued  a  Son 
who  teas  named  Daniel  Quincy  who  married  a  Daughter  of  Thomas 
Shepard  of  Charleston  So  much  celebrated  by  Doctor  Mather  in  his 
Magnalia,  and  by  her  had  a  son  John  Quincy  who  was  born  lived,  and 
died  in  Braintree.  He  died  in  July  1767.  His  only  Son  Norton  Quincy 
died  1803  withotit  Issue;  So  that  the  Name  of  Quincy  in  the  Hull  Branch 
of  it  is  extinct.  Joanna  died  leaving  only  one  Son.  Edmund  married 
a  Second  Wife  a  Daughter  of  Major  (Unrral  Oookin,  and  from  this 
Marriage  are  descended  all  who  bear  the  iminc  of  Quincy  to  this  day.  .   .  . 

"After  all  I  am  not  certain  whether  these  Ladies,  the  two  Hulls  were 
Daughters  or  Sisters  of  the  Mint  Master  or  of  a  Clergman  an  early 
Minister  of  the  old  South  Church  Boston.  But  I  knoiv  they  left  excellent 
Posterities  among  whom  there  have  been  and  are  Men  and  Women  of 
excellent  Qualities,  Diamonds  of  the  first  Water.   ..." 

I  See  Tlliistratioii] 


}  am  wvoi/t  n(itiiji4jji  ff^ti  ^  yn^ /a-iM'^  ct/ Ihc  )o  .    ^• 

Jokn  •Luvnuj  hfh»   >%;»*  e^r*  ^<«t.  A^W  ^tc<.it  un  ^^atn/rcc.  ♦^^  '^"-'^  '^^  ''"^ 
/I  <r>7.    /^x*  (r«£<^  Jan  Aartiyn2ulnuf  diU  iffj  wUhtuf  /jJu^-  Jo /hat  /%. 
^AT^  (^  %u^i^  lAv  Iht,  ffuU  ^rit^tj,  <rfU^u  alinct  Joarrhx  dUut 

of  Jta^^  (^tMtral  C^ooklm)  o^di  frfm  fhu  Manage  ar^dtAci^du  oM 

jkon  U>  677  Iki  C/TT^^Tc^aAirroU   f^hurfcl^  ur>  Ih'Jjcnvn  /h(  ffido^t^ 
Ju.Ucm    crf/hc  a^aurU%^^  <n  ^^a^t^o.^-^youJt  Jba^  of  Vur^  f^ 
ayna.  uc,^  JaU  JU^ftQyy,  y^kick  c^  vt  a  ^  f^i^ftU  f^rc»^u^a<rrx  Jhcwc 
Qopud.  l-k,  fvu<njunj  lyum^aa.   ery>jrav<^  ^  y^^  cUd^.ctr  Cf^aU^^^ 

JOHN  ADAMS— PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED   STATES 

Autuu'isiIiJi   Letter.  Signed.     1M5 

[No.  9] 


Fir.sl  Session,  Fridaij  Afternoon,  March   l.^lh 

10.  Adams  (John— "^iid  Pre'sidnit  of  tlu'  United  States).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  -ito, 

•'^Moiitezillo  Jan.  14,  ISi:."  To  '-Wowhle.  Eichard  Rush."  Address 
in  another  hand  Init  franked  hy  Adams.  With  transcript.  l)iogTaph- 
ical  note,  and  ])(»rtrait. 

Fi.NE  Letter.     With  mention  of  Thoma.s  Jetterson. 

"MnnteziUo  in  the  Spanish  Luiiyuagc  .si(/))ifics  'A  little  Hill.'  )'ou  iriU 
search  for  it  in  vain  in  Ituhj.  None  of  the  Alps,  the  Appeniins.  no  nor 
the  Pyranees,  nor  Asturians  ever  bore  that  Name.  No  City  Vilhiye  or 
Villa  ever  arrived  to  that  honour.  Search  and  research.  Find  it  if  yon 
can.  Neither  MonteziUo  nor  Montcrllo  deserre  many  of  your  Thouyhts — 
hut  the  Italian  Repuhlicks.  like  the  Grecian  deserre  your  serious  atten- 
tion. .   .   . 

"We  are  so  much  dispo.'<ed  to  such  disputes,  Quarrels  and  civil  conuno- 
tions  that  I  ivonder  our  Orthodo.v  Federalists  have  not  accused  Jcffirxo)! 
of  Idolatry  in  reviviuy  the  \Vor.'<hip  of  The  Host  of  Heaven,  on  the  'Hii/h 
Places'  of  his  lofty  Mountain.  Nothing  hut  iynorance  and  Want  of  Witt 
has  prevented  them.  MonteziUo  the  little  hill  cannot  he  charged  icith 
the  Worship  of  the  Sun;  .  .  .  If  I  should  live  30  or  40  years  longer, 
hecome  as  oppulent  as  Pliny  the  younger  and  can  acfjuire  a  Style,  inelle 
dulcior  like  his,  I  will  ivrite  i/ou  a  <l<-'<cripti<in  of  )nii  Mlla.  and  Monte- 
ziUo. .   .   . 

"Editors  and  serihhlers  intermeddle  vevy  iniperlinciith/  in  avninging  a 
Cdhinet  for  the  President.  Mr.  Monroe  I  hope  iviU  follow  his  own 
.fudgement,  without  regard  to  their  little  tattle.'" 

11.  Adaisis   (John  Quixcy — 6th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "The  Eight  Honourable  Lord  Viscount  Castlereagh,  His 
^lajesty's  Principal  Secretary  of  State,  for  the  Department  of  For- 
eign Affairs.  "20  Craven  Street.  25  .March  181T.''  With  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

"The  Tndersigncd,  Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipoten- 
tiary from  the  United  States  of  America,  has  the  honour  of  requesting 
a  permission  from  the  Lords  Commissioners  of  the  Treasury  for  the  Brig 
Margaret  and  Francis  now  lying  in  the  London  Dock,  to  he  cleared  out, 
for  Boston  in  the  United  States,  with  Passengers,  heing  destitute  American 
Seamen.  ..." 

12.  Adams   {Jonx  QuiscY—Gth  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  "to  Messrs.  John  S.  Walford,  John  Coalter  and  all  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements,  appointed  by  the  fleeting 
of  the  Citizens  of  Fredericksburg,  Falmouth  and  their  vicinities 
on  the  late  Elections  in  Virginia.  Washington  28  May  18;34."  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.. 

Fine  letter  on  the  Executive  power  of  the  President.  Regrets  not 
being  able  to  attend  their  festival. 

".  .  .  The  cool,  deliherate  and  determined  attitude  assumed  on  this 
occasion  hy  the  People  of  Virginia  to  lohich  I  cannot  douht  that  the 
voice  of  their  felloio  Citizens  in  all  parts  of  the  Union  will  harmoniously 
respond  will  rectify  some  misapprehensions  entertained  ivi'th  regard  to 
the  nature  and  extent  of  Executive  Power  as  delegated  in  the  Constitu- 
tion of  the  United  States  and  the  attempt  to  carry  out  which  in  practice 
has  led  to  much  disorder  in  the  Administration  of  our  Puhlic  Affairs,  and 
to  still  more  serious  alarm  for  our  future  prospects.     Great  errors  in  this 

[Continued 


IVa-ftk^^^fov^    2*  <^*-Y  ^«!5'3-^ 


IVfi^Vo^.     Ct.yi'nt 


'Ke^i.^l-^^   -y^-^  ^ft**,^^c*  ^^,y^  ^oycrs^J  j-a*£c-/       fv,j-.^c^«^/4  -^^  iJic^, 
Jl-otaS.  o.y^<i  ^^    att.«,vowf-  Zff   ca/v>-^  o*J    o-TUi  cR  i^M  hj^a^cjt  yi-a^,  Cart  ^^  Vro^cA  rU^Orri^^ 

.lOIIN  QUINCY  AI>AMS— I'Ki:siI>ENT  OF  THE  UMTE1»   STATES 

Autofe'raiih  Ectter.  Signed.     1S34 

[No.  12] 


First  Session,  Fridai/  After  noon,  March   12th 

[Xo.  12 — Continued^ 

respect  have  been  exemplified  in  ar-tio)is  and  af<Hrrtcd  in  titcor]!.  The 
mofit  important  and  most  prolifle  of  them  all  has  been  the  mistakiiiff  of 
a  right  to  the  custody,  for  a  right  to  the  use  of  the  public  revenues. 
The  latter,  I  take  it  for  granted,  will  ere  long  be  recognised,  not  as  an 
Executive  poiver  in  its  nature,  original  or  de'rirntirr.  hut  as  a  portion  of 
the  property  of  the  People,  subject  fa  the  di-sponal  of  Congress  as  pre- 
scribed by  the  Constitution." 

[See  Illustration] 

13.  Adams  (John  Quixcy— fith  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to.  "Washinoton  14.  Jany,  1840."  To  "James  Morse  junr.. 
Esqr. — Xew  York."  "With  transcript,  portrait,  and  sketch  of  Adams. 
"7  have  received  your  letter  of  the  10th  inst  and  tender  you  my  thanks 
for  the  information  contained  in  it  of  the  manner  in  which  you  became 
possessed  of  the  manuscript  poem,  published  in  the  Brother  Jonathan 
as  an  antediluvian  composition  of  mine.  .  .  .  My  only  concern  however 
at  its  publication  was  that  the  initial  Letters  of  the  Xotes  pointing  to 
the  names  of  individuals  as  designated  by  the  fancy-dran-n  characters  i)i 
the  poem,  might  be  supposed  to  hare  been  indicated  or  warranted  by  me. 
'  It  is  not  probable  that  after  the  lapse  of  half  a  century  and  when  only 
two  of  the  persons  ichose  initials  tvere  given  still  survived,  any  person 
could  feel  hurt  at  the  publication,  but  the  bare  lyossibility  that  it  might 
be  SO  made  me  anrious  that  I  should  not  even  be  suspected  of  having 
authorized  the  application  of  the  characters  delineated  to  real  persons, 
or  the  still  more  e.rceptionable  public  designation  of  initial  Letters  to 
the  names  of  real  persons." 

14.  Adams  (Samuel — American  jurist,  Chief  Justice  of  the  lihode  Island 

Supreme   Court).     A.L.S.,   2pp.   8vo,   '"Providence,   April   24/Gl.'" 

To  "Capt.  Andrew  H.  Foote,  Xavy-Yard,  Brooklyn.  X.  Y."    With 

transcript. 

"/  desire  to  e-rpress  my  sense  of  obligation  to  you  for  the  kind  manner 

in  which  you  received  my  son  William,  and  for  the  hope  of  serrice  under 

you,  ichich,  upon  the  recommendation  of  Governor  Hoppin.  you  allowed 

him  to  entertain.  ..." 

15.  Adams  (Saimuel — Signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence).    A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Boston,'^July  4,  I'lU.''  To  "Elbridge  Gerry."  With  por- 
trait, biographical  account,  and  portrait. 

"The  Bearer  hereof  Mr.  Jerctniah  Piatt  a  Citizen  of  Xcw  York  and  Mr. 
John  Bayard  of  Philadelphia  have  been  recommended  to  nic  by  our 
Friends  in  those  Cities  as  Gentlemen  of  worthy  Character  and  warmlii 
attached  to  the  Cause  of  American  Freedom.  Mr.  Bayard  is  one  of  the 
Committee  of  Correspondence  in  Philadelphia.  As  they  are  going  to 
Marblehead,  I  could  not  shetc  them  greater  Kindne-is,  than  by  recom- 
mending them  to  you  and  the  agreeable  Circle  of  your  Acquaintance." 

1().  Addisox  (Joseph- -eminent  English  essayist  and  statesman).  A.L.S., 
3pp.  8vo,  "Whitehall  9ber.  6th.  IT 05.-"  To  "George  Stepney,  Eng- 
lish Envoy  at  Vienna."  With  transcript,  and  proof  portrait  on 
India  paper. 

A    POLITICAL   LETTER    OF    GREAT    IMPORTANCE.    Wfitteil    tlui-illg    tlie   titUe    that 

he  was  Commissionei'  of  Appeals. 

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.TOSErU   ADDISON— ENGLISH  ESSAYIST   AND   STATESMAN 

Autograph  Letter.  Signed.     170."» 

[No.  IG] 


First  Session,  Fridat/  Afternoon,  March    I/^th 

[So.    KJ— Co ////•// //rr/ I 
"Sir 

"T/(o  /  }i(irc  not  hitd  tlic  lioiiuur  of  a  Line  from  i/oii  <i  (jrctit  irhilc  I 
Vdliir  inii  xcif  too  »nivh  on  nil/  rorrcspondcm-c  irith  i/ou  to  let  it  drop  on 
niij  side.  Our  ptirliamcitt  (/ires  irondcrfitl  content.  It  in  thought  the 
.<<(nnr  ni(  nitxrn  that  chose  ilr.  Smith  Speaker  ivill  tomorrow  place  Mr. 
Spencer  Compton  in  the  Chair  for  the  Conimittee  of  Elections.  Sr.  Oil- 
hert  DoJlter  is  his  eompetitour.  Thi  iceak  side  arc  at  their  old  Oame 
of  preparint/  a  Self-denjiing  Bill,  and  tis  not  doulited  }>ut  the  Occasional 
One  trill  folloir.  Sr.  Edad  Sepmour  stuck  rerp  much  to-day  at  con- 
f/ratulatinf/  the  successes  of  the  Last  pear  in  the  Common's  Address  to 
her  Majestic.  21r.  Hill  has  rcrp  much  press'd  to  he  Recalled  from  Turin 
since  their  scige  is  rais'd  and  f  have  jtist  norc  drairn  him  up  a  letter  of 
Rcvocaon.  He  complains  of  pe  approches  of  Old  Age  &  desires  Retiremt, 
hut  I  heliere  irill  not  prerail  on  ije  Ministrp  to  lea  re  Mr.  Chrtiri/n  in  his 
post,  irch  he  Endearours.  We  hare  errp  dap  liatths  Itetireen  our 
pamphlet!  (rs.  One  of  i  ni  lias  irritten  a  Memorial  of  pe  State  in  Answer 
to  the  Metnorial  of  the  Church  d-  is  thought  to  hare  sai<l  manp  things 
very  smartly.  Tfie  .\uthour  is  one  Sterens  a  Clcrgi/man.  We  liare  no 
News  fro)n  Catalonia  or  Lishon  hut  hy  way  of  France.  In  the  City  they 
take  tirenty  (luineas  to  gire  a  Hundred  if  Barcelona  is  not  yet  taken. 
Our  Politicians  here  and  at  Turin  are  very  much  puzzled  at  ye  Mock- 
Siege  of  that  place  weh  had  all  the  Expense  d-  Lahonr  laid  out  on  it 
yt  were  necessary  to  a  Real  one.  I  think  it  is  plain  they  design'd  hy 
it  to  divert  the  Storm  from  Catalonia  and  to  turn  all  our  preparing  on 
the  raising  a  Siege  that  they  themselres  nerer  intended  to  prosecute. 

"About  a  month  ago  I  rec'd  a  Letter  from  you  hy  three  Neapolitans 
and  was  ready  to  do  'em  all  the  Service  I  could;  hut  on  hearing  the  K.  of 
Spain  was  ttefore  liareclona  they  desisted  from  their  intended  Voyage 
to  Portugal,  and  Resolred  to  return  again  to  \'ieinia.  and  from  thence  by 
iray  of  Italy  to  liareclona.  This  I  ping  in  Mr.  Secretary  Harlep's  province 
[  recommen<led  'em  lo  Mr.  Len-is:  They  are  noir  soliciting  the  Queens 
hounty:  d-  ha  ring  lately  reeeir'd  a  L(tter  from  Mr.  Loivman  to  know 
irhether  they  had  any  Reeonnnendalion  from  you  {for  so  they  had 
inform'd  her  Maji(  \  I  sent  him  a  copy  of  that  I  reed  from  you.  I  shd 
he  very  proud  at  any  time  to  hare    any  of  yor  Commands  d-  a)n 

"Sir 

"Yo.    most    Obedient 
"and  most  Humttlc  Servt. 

"J.  Addison." 
[See  Illustration] 

1?.  Aldrich  (Thomas  Bailey — American  author).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 
"P(jnkai)og,  Mass.  Sept.  26,  189(5."  To  "Mr.  Otto  Fleischner,  Bos- 
ton Pul)lic  Library,  Boston,  Mass."  With  transcript,  l)ioi>raphical 
note,  and  portrait.    Relative  to  a  Swinburne  manuscript. 

IH.  A],LEx  (IiiA— Surveyor-General  of  Vermont;  brother  of  Ethan  Allen). 
A.L.S.,  2p]).  4to,  "Hague,  July  24nd,  1796."  To  "Silas  Baume, 
Esqr."  W'itb  biographical  note,  and  letter  from  W.  R.  Benjamin, 
New  York.  March  30,  1906,  confirming  genuineness  of  the  aijito- 
graph. 

".  .  .  /  ivish  to  close  business  here  as  soon  as  Possible  which  induces 
me  to  give  you  the  Earliest  i)iformation  as  my  name  is  not  mentioned,  in 
the  Bills  it  will  he  unnecessary  to  mention  it  in  the  sale  any  Trouble 
you  may  be  at  in  this  business  hy  itnploying  the  Best  Brother  or  other- 
tvise  will  he  honorably  Paid." 


First   Session.  Fridd//  Afternoon,  MurcJt    Uth 

l!t.  Allkn  (Ii!A — Survi-yor-(i('iH'ial  nf  \ Ciiikmii  :  lnnther  of  f^than  Allen). 
A.L.S,,  3pp.  -Ito*  •Thilailelpliia,  Sept.  lOtli.  1H05.''  To  "Mrs.  Jeru- 
sha  Alk'ii.''  Marked  "Contidciitial."  With  transcript.  Marked 
"copy"  on  third  pa^je. 

An  impoktant  i.ettek,  with  inontinn  of  his  I  rip  t«.  Kwroiic  in  171>5, 
whoro  he  was  arrest«'<l  clinr^'ed  witli  stlliii-;  arms  t<i  the  Irish  Heliels, 
l)Ut  hiter  vindicated. 

•'/  Kvtit  ti>  !/(tit  (I  1)11  chit  1)11  Col.  HoliiKs  of  (iioiiiiii  irhich  i/oii  lidic  no 
Douht  hvforr  this  Tiiiii  ncil.  U  Coiitdimd  a  Ijtttir  to  you  &  thr  Sicoud 
Part  of  thi  olivf  lirunvh  in  irhirh  )ion  irill  srr  d  J itsti/icntion  of  my 
I'haractcr  and  the  Justice  of  my  Ciiiisi  (ind  ('lttimn  on  thr  British  Gov- 
ernment with  Nenmrhs  on  the  Consyiraey  of  the  Tiro  llemisyheres. 

"Mr.  Mudison  Se<-ret(iry  of  State  i(-  Mr.  Merry,  Minister  of  Great 
Britain  are  in  this  City  one  of  my  lioohs  hare  been  forwarded  to  the  Seat 
of  Gorernme)it  Permit  me  to  assure  you  that  J  am  liest  Satisfyed  irith 
Cool  DelUnrate  measures  .  .  .  and  to  hare  an  uyyrisal  made  of  aU  the 
Present  \'aUue  of  the  Property  I  owned  in  \'<-rn\ont  irhen  I  set  out  for 
Europe  in  179").   ..." 

20.  Allex  (Willi.vm — United  States  Senator:  (Jovernor  of  Ohio).     A.N.S.. 

Ip.  vMmo,  '•Greenville,,  Ohio,  April  1  1801."  To  ''A.  Daguett  Esq." 
With  biot>raphical  note.  "...  I  enclose  a  card  containing  the  de- 
sired 'Antograph'." 

21.  Allisox  (AVilliam  B. — American  Senator).     A.L.S.,  3pp.  12nio,  "Xew 

York,  Mch  10."  To  "Saml.  Hooper."  Witli  transcript,  and  2  por- 
traits. 

"Thanks  for  your  note  accDmyanyiny  lett<r.  I  ant  ddained  here  at 
the  reiiurst  of  Mr.  Jesuy  who  with  mysitf  is  n-orkiny  up  a  project  to 
liuiUI  90  miles  of  road  this  year  in  Iowa.  .  .  .  /  had  read  the  prorecdings 
in  the  house  t(-  oliserrrd  the  diynity  and  splendid  decorum  that  charac- 
t(riz<d  them.  Hanks  erects  on  such  occasions,  indted  he  always  appears 
well  on  public  occasions.   ..." 

22.  Ame.s   (FisHEi; — American  statesman;  President  of  Harvard  College). 

A.L.S.,  3pp.  folio,  "Xew  York,  Jniy  20,  1789.'"  To  "The  Honble. 
John  Lowell,  Boston."    Letter  repaired.     With  transcript. 

A  VERY  LE.NGTHY  LETTER,  with  mention  of  Cushing  and  Madison. 

".  .  .  The  Amendments  to  the  Constitution  were  reported  today  by  the 
Committee  of  one  from  a  state,  and  ordered  to  be  printed.  .  .  .  It  is 
certain  that  Chief  Justice  Cushiny  has  ban  r( commended  to  the  Prest. 
.  .  .  Judge  Cushing's  merit  is  not  to  be  disputed,  nor  parted  with  from 
the  bench  where  he  presides  at  present.  .  .  .  His  mode  of  conducting  the 
executive  business  is  rei-y  secret.  .    .    . 

.  .  .  Mr.  Madison  is  a  federalist — but  so  timid  that  he  is  more  fre- 
quently opposed  to  good  men  tf  mcasur<s  I  linn  I  irjiected.  He  will 
probably  head  the  attack  upon  the  judicial.  .    .    . 

23.  Ames   (Fisher — American  .statesman;  President  of  Harvard  College). 

A.L.8.,  3pp.  4to,  "Philad  Deer.  0  ni)2."  To  "Hon  Mr  Lowell." 
With  transcript. 

Fi.NE  POLITICAL  LETTER,  witli  mention  of  tile  as.sumption  of  st^ite  debts. 

".  .  .  /  had  at  one  tinn.  made  up  my  opinion  that  I  uas  ousted  rf 
.!//•   Anslm    rhosrn.      Mr.   Jo    Woodward   came  here   &   .<<aid,   a    C(ntintl. 

[Continued 


First  Session,  Fridai/  Afternoon,  March   IJtli 

[Xo.  23 — Coitiiinied] 

which  he  had  seen,  stated  the  rotes  for  B.  A.  at  401  d-  for  me  235.  It 
tunfd  out  that  the  Comma  after  40,  was  read  401.  /  discern  plainly  the 
operation  of  rarioits  causes  tending  to  my  ovcrthroiv  so  far  as  the  eviction 
from  Congress  can  effect  it,  one  is  that  I  am  no  friend  to  the  Jefferson 
scheme  of  commerce  d  xoith  my  rieics  of  duty.d-  of  the  interest  of  Masstts 
as  a  trading  state,  I  cannot  hesitate  to  act  on  those  anti  Jefferson  prin- 
ciples. .  .  .  The  time  for  playing  the  fool  hy  playing  the  Bravo  agt.  G. 
Britain,  tho'  not  quite  is  almost  passed.  .   .   ." 

24.  Ames   (Fisher — American  statesman;  President  of  Harvard  College). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  Uo,  "Phila.  May  9,  1796."  To  "The  Honble  James  Kus- 
sell,  Esqr,  The  Revd.  Judidiah  Morse,  Richard  Devens,  Esqr,  Charles- 
town,  Massachusetts."     "With  transcript. 

"Mr  Yarnum  bring  absent ,  I  received  and  immediately  presented  to 
the  House  the  Memorial  of  124  of  the  Inhabitants  of  Charlestou-n.  You 
icill  please  to  accept  my  congratulations  that  the  object  of  your  solicitude 
is  already  effected.  ..." 

25.  Amheest  (William  Pitt  Amheest,  Eael — British  statesman;  Gover- 

nor-General of  India) .  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Knole  2ith.  March  1847." 
To  "Revd.  Henry  Lindsay,  Rectory,  Snndridge."  With  transcript, 
and  portrait. 
Enclosing  donation  for  Sunclridge  Scliool,  witli  tlie  following  remarks. — 
"It  appears  to  me  that  under  present  circumstances  it  would  be  right  to 
submit  a  statement  of  the  income  d  ex-pences  of  the  School  to  more  than 
one  individual  similarly  circumstanced  tvith  myself,  that  is,  j)ossessing 
property  in  the  Parish  though  not  resident  therein.  Those  individuals 
might  possibly  think  it  their  duty  as  much  as  I  esteem  it  mine  to  assist 
in  a  matter  in  which  the  interests  of  the  Parish  are  so  deeply  concerned." 

26.  Andeesox  (]\Iai!Y — American  actress).    A.L.S.,  Ipp.  Svo,  "Bates  House, 

Indianapolis,  Monday."  To  "]\In9.  Sikes."  With  biographical  note, 
and  colored  portrait. 

"Your  offer  to  ivrite  a  play  for  me  is  very  tempting — for  I  know  how 
well  you  icould  do  it.  Let  me  tell  you  of  my  plans  for  a  repertory  and 
then  you  will  see  how  in  justice  to  you — I  feel  unable  to  ask  you  to 
write  a  play  which  in  in  all  probability  I  should  never  do.  With  my  old 
list  of  plays  d-  The  Winters  Tale  I  have  more  than  enough.  .  .  .  I  am 
very  deeply  grateful  for  your  kindness  to  me  and  I  should  love  to  make 
what  you  call  'a  siveet  return' — but  it  would  be  anything  but  a  stceet 
return  to  ask  you  to  write  a  play— and  then  never  do  it.  and  now  I 
could  not  do  any  new  play.   .    .    .'" 

27.  AxDEEsox   (William  C. — Presidential  Elector  in  1856,  Representative 

from  Kentuckv  in  United  States  Legislature).  A.X.S.,  Ip.  12mo, 
"Danville  Ky'S  April  1861."  To  "Albert  Daggett  Troy  X.  Y." 
Witli  biograpliical  note.     "You  desire  my  Autograph — Here  it  is." 

28.  AxDEEW   (JoHX  A. — "War  Governor"  of  Massachusetts).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

"  4to,   "Commonwealth    of    Massachusetts.     Executive   Department. 

Council   Chamber  Boston,   Eeby.   8,   1861.""     With   transcript,   Ino- 

graphical  account,  and  portrait. 
"/  wish  you  would  see  Senator  Hardy  d-  adri.'<r  him   to  accede  to  the 
^Habeas   Corpus  provisions  as   thry  arc  proposed    hy   Mr.   Senator   Stone 

of  Xewburyport.  ..." 


First   Session.   Frida//   Aftcrnoou .  MarcJi    12th 

2!i.  Ai;x()i.n  (Sn;  Kdwin— autlior  .-f  -'riic  Li-iit  of  tlir  W'nrl.l").  A.L.S., 
2|)p.  Svo,  'Ml.  Yinai-clio  A/.ahii.  Tukio  Jaimn  May  '.»tli'"  (no  year). 
With  transoript,  and  portrait. 

Makos   refnviHv  to  liis   "rj;.'lit   of  the   World"   tlu'ii   uii-writtcii.     The 
h'ttor  is  addrossod   to  his  Aiucrican  pulilishers,  Kolierts   Hrothi-rs.     With 
addrossod  tMivflope  autojiraphod. 
"Drtir  ^fl■.  Ifiinhi: 

I  hnrr  to  thmtk  i/on  for  thr  vtrn  kiml  Utter.  .  .  .  llr  iirc  still  here 
ill  Japfni  and  lihclif  to  he.  till  thr  hrr/iiiiiiiifj  of  iiiitiniin.  r/.y  /  nm  nt  irork 
upon  a  iirir  (firiit  /lorm  to  he  ciilliil  the  "Lifiht  of  the  Worlil."  ami  .hiimu 
innkeH  a  friiiiqiiil  stiiih/  for  a  poet.  .  .  .  hindlp  send  nie  (Uiji  huhiiiee  that 
muii  he  due  on  Aecouiifa  addrenxiuff  to  the  Britinh  Legation — Tokio." 

:U>.  AiiNoi.i)  (Matthew — En<rli.>^li  poet,  critic  and  scliolar).  A.X.S.,  Ip. 
Svo,  "1.  Sunior  Square— W.  :May  fith."  To  "Dr.  Collier."  AVith  2 
]iortraits,  both  etchings,  one  a  proof  before  letters,  with  Arnold's 
siirnature. 

.!1.  Ai;xoLD  (8A:N[rEL  G. — Lieutenant-Governor  of  Rhode  Island  and  I'nited 
States  Senator  from  Rhode  Island).  A.X.S.,  1]).  12mo,  "Thirty 
Seventh  Consxres?  Senate  Chaniber  Washington  Citv  Dccb.  4  18()2." 
To  "Albert  Daggett  Esqr  Po'kepsie  X.  Y."    With  biographical  note. 

32.  Artitik   (Chesteij  A.— 21st  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.. 

1]).  I  to.  "State  of  Xew  York,  Inspector  General's  Office.  Xew  York. 
:\rarch  22d  18(12."  To  "S.  W.  Burt,  Esq.  Inspector  Genls  Onue. 
Albany."     With  transcript,  and  ])ortrait. 

"/  forgot  irhcn  I  irrote  to  you  this  morning  to  .snii  that  I  am  iniieh 
pleased  with  the  stamp  you  have  had  made  <f  am  mueh  obliged.  ..." 

33.  Arthuu   (Chestei;  A.— 21st  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.. 

2pp.  Svo,  "State  of  Xew  Y'ork,  Quartermaster  General's  Dejiartment, 
Xew  Y^rk,  Dec  13,  1802."  To  "Genl.  Hillhousc."  With  portrait, 
and  biographical  note, 

"In  case  Major  Price  should  re.fume  his  romd.  in  the  7Ath  Regt  1 
know  just  the  man  for  the  command  of  the  lA'^fh  (Alh  n's)  d-  one  whom 
I  would  like  vastly  to  have  appointed.  ..." 

34.  Arthuu  (Chester  A.— 21st  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.. 

Ip.  Svo,  "Xo.  155  Broadway,  Xew  Y'ork,  Xov.  8,  1880."  To  "Gen- 
eral W^m.  IT.  ^Morris,  ^Mott  Haven  X  Y."  With  addressed  envelope, 
and  mourning  card  issued  by  the  fajiily  on  ilic  death  of  Arthur. 

35.  Atjthur  (Chester  A. — 21st  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "123  Lex.  Ave.,  Xew  Y^ork,  Aug.  IGth,  1881."  To  "Samuel 
Ward."  With  addressed  envelope,  stamped.  Accompanied  by  2  por- 
traits and  a  biograi)hical  note  of  President  Arthur. 

Written  on  niourniug  i)ai)er,  occasioned  hy  the  death  of  President  Gar- 
field. 

"i^inec  my  return  I  hare  been  orerwhelmed  with  correspondence  and 
other  duties  requiring  my  personal  attention  and  I  hare  not  heen  able 
until  now  to  say  a  word  to  the  many  friends  who  thought  of  me  and 
sent  me  their  symyathii  and  good  wishi  s  in  those  dark  dreadful  dags." 


Fii'st  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  March    1/^th 

36.  Aetuur  (Chester  A.— 21st  President  of  the  United  States).     A.N.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Executive  Mansion,  Washington,  March  15  (1882)."  To 
"D.  G.  Eollins  P^sq.'"  With  A.L.S.,  by  John  E.  McElroy,  relative 
to  funeral  arrangements  on  the  death  of  President  Arthur,  and 
three  mourning  cards  of  various  membe-rs  of  the  family:  also  por- 
trait of  President  Arthur. 

37.  Arthuu  (Chester  A. — 21st  President  of  the  United  States).     A.Ii.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Executive  Mansion,  Washington,  March  21,  1884."  To 
"The  Honorable  Levi  P.  Morton,  Paris."  With  portrait  and  note  of 
Arthur.     Letter  repaired. 

"/  beg  to  introduce  to  ijon  Mr.  Albert  Pulitzer  <i  pnnniiieiit  journallHt 
of  yew  York  City  and  a  (jentleman  of  character  and  social  standitui.  .    .   ." 

38.  Arthur  (Chester  A. — 21st  President  of  the  United  States).     A.X.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "N"ew  York,  July  11."  To  "John  E.  McElroy,  Esq.  Al- 
bany."   With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

39.  Ash:mux  (George — Member  of  Congress  from  Massachusetts).     A.Ij.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Springfield,  Xovr.  6,  1841."  To  "Hon.  Franklin  Dexter." 
With  biographical  note,  and  portrait.     Eelative  to  legal  hearing. 

40.  AsTOR  (JoHX  Jacob — ^Merchant  and  fur-trader).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Ball- 

town  Springs,  5  Augst  1797."  To  "John  Henry,  Esqr.,  Attorney  at 
Law,  Albany."    With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

";  .  .  /  shaU  hare  the  pleasure  to  accompney  her  to  Albany  in  Conse- 
quence of  ichich  She  Request  you  not  to  fake  the  trouble  to  Com  for 
her  we  meant  to  hare  yon  off  this  Day  but  the  Badeness  of  the  irheather 
prevented  oiire  Setting  out." 

41.  Augur  (Christopher  C. — Major-General,  United  States  Army).     En- 

dorsement bv  ^lajor-General  C.  C.  Augur,  "HeadQtrs,  D.  of  Wash- 
ington, 22nd  Army  Corps.  Eeb.  23,  1865/'  on  back  of  A.L.S., 
2pp.  4to,  by  Brigadier-General  James  Barnes,  "Head  Quarters  Dis- 
trict of  St.  Maj-y's,  Point  Lookout,  Md.,  Feby  21,  1865.""  Also 
endorsed  by  Brigadier-General  Edward  0.  C.  Ord,  "Hd  Qtrs  Army 
of  the  Jarnes — South  of  Kichmond,  Mar.  8th,  1865."  With  tran- 
scripts, and  biographical  note,  and  portrait  of  ?klajor-General  Augur. 
Makes  mention  of  General  Wallace. 

42.  Babsox  (Thomas  M. — Lawyer).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "City  of  Boston,  Law 

Department,  73  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  March  10th.  190(i.""  To 
"Col.  J.  H.  Benton."     With  portrait. 

43.  Baillik     (Joanna — English    poetess,    friend    of    Sir    Walter    Scott). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Hempstead  frichiy  Novr.  22d.""  With  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

With  mention  of  licr  I'ot'ms. 

"Vow  are  rcry  irclconie  to  in.scrt  the  portions  you  hare  selected  from 
nil/  Fuyitire  r<rs<s  in  your  rol.  of  I'oems,  intended  for  recitation    .    .    ." 


/''//•.s7    Session.   Fridd//    A  flcnioon .   March    1  Jth 

44.  Baldwin    (IIenk^ — A>>(>(iaU'-J  ii.-iin'   oi    ilie    Lniifil    Siati's    Suprrnie 

Court).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Pitt^lmrjrh  June  11.  1803."  To  "Hon. 
Samuel  nuntin>;ton."  With  transcript,  bioifraphical  note,  ajid  por- 
trait. Letter  of  introduction  of  William  Larwill  of  Pittsburgh,  who 
proposes  to  "fix  himself  in  your  State." 

45.  Baldwin  (Leammi — Anicrican  civil  engineer  of  note).    A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to. 

'•Harrislmrg,  ^h\\  Vi,  18:i(j."  To  "Gen.  Henry  A.  S.  Dearlmrn, 
Boston    (.Mass.).'' 

Highly  important  i.kttek  uki.ative  to  the  Canal  controversy  in 
Pennsylvania. 

".  .  .  For  0  month  I  inis  n  ri/  Jntsu  in  m<iki)ig  surreys,  plans  d  a 
report  upon  the  Ilurrislturu  (Unuil.  &  just  (is  I  had  finished  it.  eame  an 
Aet  of  Letiishiture.  dinctinf/  the  Conipanif  to  stop  all  further  proceed- 
ings:  directing  the  Attorueii  to  institute  a  process  in  the  Supreme  Court 
for  truing  the  raliditg  of  their  charter,  unless,  previous  to  the  first  of 
June,  an  agreement  should  he  made  hetireen  the  Ilarristturg  Land  Corn- 
pan)/  iG  the  State  Canal  Cmnmissioners,  for  the  purpose  of  giving  to  this 
Companif  all  the  henefits  of  their  work,  irithout  prejudice  to  the  State 
Canal.  Our  Canal  is  for  taking  irater  from  the  Susfiuehanna  attout  eight 
miles  above  this  place,  to  l>e  used  here  for  mills,  manufactun  s.  &  nater 
tvorks  to  supplg  the  town  with  water.     It  was  to  he  navigable  also.   .    .    . 

"The  State  Canal,  j/ou  kno}r.  is  intended  to  open  a  communication  from 
Philadelphia  to  Pittsburg  al>out  400  miles.  The  first  three  commissioners, 
appoint<d  gear  before  last,  could  not  agree  upon  an  engineer.  One 
Irishes  to  appoint  J.  L.  Sullivan:  one.  Mr.  StriekUnid :  if  one  was  desirous 
of  appointing  me.  Under  this  unfortunate  disagreement,  theg  went  on 
irithout  an  Engineer,  picking  up  common  surveiiers  here  d-  there  as  they 
could,  d-  made  one  of  the  most  puerile  d  {to  use  a  French  word)  incon- 
sequent reports  imaginaldc.   .    .    . 

"Last  year  the  Board  was  remodelled  &  consisted  of  five  numbers.  They 
presented  a  report  to  the  Legislature  last  wintir,  highly  flattering,  of 
course,  to  the  e.rcited  imaginations  of  the  easily  e.rcited  Pentisylranians, 
in  farour  of  immediately  undertaking  the  e.rtensire.  costly,  difficult 
project  of  forming  a  canal  400  )niles  long,  irhich  must  cross  the  Allegany 
mountains.  Their  reports,  plans,  etc.  were  laid  In  fore  Mr.  Strickland 
{not  one  inch  of  the  distance  having  been  eramined  eithev  by  him  or  any 
other  Engineer  under  the  Hoard)  d  he  estimated  the  cost  from  3  to  4 
million  dollars.  This  special  display  took  with  the  Legislature.  &  they 
are  now  embarked  in  a  irork.  irhich.  to  be  good  for  ani/thina.  must  cost 
them  10  or  12  millions.   .    .    ." 

46.  Bancroft  ((iEOiuiE — American  historian).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washing- 

ton May  Ki,  1845."  To  "George  Roberts,  Esq.  Boston."  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

47.  Bancroft    (Geouce — American    historian).      A.L.S.,    3pp.    8vo.    "New- 

York,  Feb.  27,  1S()5."  J'riralr.  ^Vitll  transcript,  biographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

Fine  political  letter. 

"f  clip  from  yesterday's  Herald,  what  its  corre  spnndent  says  on  the 
Hill  respect  i>ig  commerce  tut  ween  the  statis.  I  hope'  the  sul>jict  heis 
engaged  yeiur  attention.  As  a  ilemejcrat  d  as  a  patriot,  I  am  for  tearing 
to   the  states   internal  arrangements  d  development   as  far  as   possible: 

[Continued 


Fi?'st  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  March  l£th 

[Xo.  47 — Continue (11 

hut  to  do  this,  statca  muM  not  he  alloircd  to  encroach  on  the  riyhts  of  the 
United  States,  &  Congress  must  maintain  the  great  puhlic  right.  Xcw 
Jcrseij,  taking  advantage  of  her  position,  levies  a  tax  on  all  transit  of 
men  &.  merchandise  through  her  territorn.  The  rickety  German  Z  M. 
vereins  do  not  permit  that.  ..." 

48.  Bakbouk  (Philip  P. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1836).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Orange,  July  20th,  1828,"  To 
"Kobert  Beverley,  Esqr.  George-Town,  Dt.  Columbia."  With  tran- 
script, biographical  note,  and  portrait.  Long  and  interesting  letter 
on  legal  matters. 

49.  Barham  (Eichaed  H. — author  of  the  "Ingoldsby  Legends"').     A.L.S., 

4pp.  8vo,  "Residentiary  House  Amen  Corner  Feby.  2d."  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

Fine  Specimen. 

"A  vacancy  has  just  taken  place  at  the  Alms  houses  I  mentioned.  They 
are  situate  at  a  place  called  Little  Sutton  in  Chisicick  and  helong  to  his 
Grace.  The  name  of  the  person  .  .  .  you  have  been  good  enough  to 
interest  yourself  is  EUzaheth  Hawkins.  She  is  the  tcidoiD  of  a  man  loho 
carried  a  husiness  as  a  shoemaker  ahove  20  years  at  Chiswick  where  she 
still  rrsidix  vith  her  son  who  succeeded  to  his  father's  trade.  .  .  .  I 
can  h((ir  U  st'unony  to  her  respectahility  and  that  she  is  every  way  a 
deserving  object.   ..." 

50.  Bablow   (Fea?s^cis  C. — Brigadier-General  in  the  Civil  War).     A.L.S., 

3pp.  8vo,  "Office  of  the  Secretary  of  State  of  the  State  of  Xew  York, 
Albany,  May  29,  1866."  To  "Hon.  Henry  A.  Smythe,  Collector  &c." 
Recommending  Captain  George  Degeuer  for  a  position  in  the  Xew 
York  Custom  House;  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Office  of  Barlow  &  Hyatt, 
Beekman  Street,  Xew  York,  Oct.  19th,  1866,"  enclosing  "writs  of 
error"  and  mentions  Judge  Xelson's  name  in  connection  with  the 
same.    With  transcripts,  and  portrait. 

51.  Bajixaed  (John  G. — Major-General ;  served  in  Grant's  staff).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "Board  of  Engineers  For  Fortification  Army  Building, 
Xew  York,  Aug  6/79."  To  "J.  E.  Hilyard  Esq.''  Witli  transcript, 
biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

52.  Barxum  (William  H. — American  politician).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Syra- 

cuse, March  19,  1864."  To  "Brig.  Gen.  J.  T.  Sprague,  Adj.  Genl." 
With  biographical  note,   and  portrait. 

"/  desire  to  ohtain  an  authorization  to  raise  a  company  for  my  regt. 
for  Mr.  Andres  Cassard.  ..." 

53.  Baiu!Ett  (Lawrence — American  actor).  A.L.S.,  2pp'.  8vo,  "Fifth  Avenue 

Hotel,  Madison  Square,  Xew  York,  :\larch  30,  1881."  To  "Miss 
Alger."'    With  biograpliical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  have  sold  your  play,  tvith  all  your  rights  in  it  to  Mr.  Mallory — of 
the  Madison  Square  Theatre,  and  I  enclose  you  a  check  for  .$500 — ivhich 
he  paid  for  those  rights.  I  hope  you  tvill  he  satisfied  with  what  I  have 
done.  ..." 


First   Si'.s.siou.   Frlda//   Afltrnooii .   Mtircli    1  Jlh 

54.  Bartlett  (Sidnkv  —  LawvL-i).     A.L.S..   Ip.  .s\u.  --Aii  ■^;    ■.^•<; ;'"  AI.mi, — 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "May  1:5,  '82."  To  "J.  II.  Bentou,  Jr.,  Esq."  Re- 
ferring to  draft  of  stipulations;  Also, — A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "May  15, 
'82.'"'  To  "Mr.  IViiton.'"  IJeferrring  to  X»'\v  Hampshire  legal 
eases. 

55.  Bartol  (Charles  A. — American  Unitarian  clergyman ;  horn  in  Free- 

port,  Maine,,  1813).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Boston— March  27,  18G5." 
To  "Dr.  Sprague."'    AVith  transcript,  and  hiographical  note. 

•7  harr  received  rf-  hroi  rcadinr/  ii'iitr  hist  roluinc  irith  so  much  delight, 
i/iiu  must  let  me  exprtss  for  it  mil  thanks.  You  xeem  to  me  to  he  the 
hiyijixt  Catholic  {not  Romanist)    the  I'rotestantists  hare  ijot.    .    .    ." 

56.  Baskerville  (John — celehrated  English  printer  of  the  Bihle  and  edi- 

tions of  the  Classics).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Birmm.  20  Dec.  1756." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Letter  inlaid  and  protected  with 
gauze. 

Very  Rare,  relative  to  English  maiiufaitured  iiaiicr.  with  mention  of 
some  of  his  printing. 

"/  hocc  for  some  titne  past  hoped  a  line  from  you  in  relation  to  the 
Paper  t<eh<me:  irhether  i/on  hare  s(nt  or  ehose  to  send  any  of  them 
post  to  Mr  Culrer  as  that  is  the  only  Article  I  lay  any  Stress  upon  his 
hands;  pray  do  not  send  it,  if  you  are  more  inclined  to  keep  it;  He  shall 
stay  till  I  can  furnish  him.  which  prohahly  may  be  six  Weeks  or  two 
Months;  I  hare  not  more  than  si.r  Ream  of  that  sort. — which  if  I  chose  to 
do  it.  I  could  .sell  tomorrow  in  liirmm.  at  24/.  &  //  in.'<(rting  his  name  makes 
the  least  difference  in  yr  Scheme  of  Adrertising.  I  shall  like  it  quite  as 
tccll  left  out.  I  hare  sent  Samples  of  the  ornamented  paper  &  thin  post 
gilt  to  .<icveral  neighbouring  towns  it  hare  reecired  Orders  freely  from 
them;  .  .  .  pray  give  me  yr  opinion  if  it  would  be  wrong  to  make  a 
present  of  a  quire  of  each  .<iort,  ct  the  thin  gilt,  to  the  Princess  of  Wales, 
As  a  Sample  of  English  manufactory;  to  be  had  at  Mr  Dodsley's;  the 
present  mine. 

".  .  .  /  shall  have  Virgil  out  of  the  press  by  the  latter  End  of  Jan.y 
d-  hope  to  produce  the  Volume  as  smooth  as  the  best  paper  I  have  sent 
you.  ..." 

57.  Bassett  (AViLLiAM  G. — Lawyer).    A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "60  Crescent  Street, 

Xorthampton,  ^rassachusctts,  Dec.  2,  1905.''    To  "Mr.  Benton." 

58.  Bates  (Joiix  L.— (Governor  of  Massaehusetts).     A.L.S.,  2i)p.  4t(».  "The 

Waldorf-Astoria,  New  York,  Jan.  8,  1011."  To  "Hon.  Josiah 
Benton."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  was  called  to  X  Y.  suddenly  on  Friday  on  important  business  and 
must  remain  over  for  a  conference  of  great  importance  to  my  clients 
tomorrow — Monday.  .  .  .  It  is  a  case  where  I  must  stay  or  run  the 
risk  of  jeopardizing  large  interests  of  a  client  and  in  a  matter  whtre  I 
alone  am  sufji<i<ntl}i  familiar  with  the  facts  of  the  case  to  protect 
them.   ..." 


First  Session,  Fridai/  Afternoon,  Mareh    l^th 

T)!).  Beauregard  (Pierre  Gustave  T. — General  in  the  Confederate  Army). 
A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Corinth,  Miss.  April  17th,  1863."  To  "Plon.  John 
J.  Pettus  Govr.  of  Miss.  Jackson,  Ten."'  With  transcript,  biog-raph- 
ical  note,  and  portrait. 

"...  The  condition  of  my  health  is  such' at  present  as  to  require  com- 
plete repose  for  a  while,  tvhen  I  hope  to  he  again  able  to  take  the  field 
irith  reneired  encrrries  in  the  defence  of  our  cause  and  Country. 

"AUoir  me  to  eonfjratulate  you  on  the  gallant  conduct  of  the  troops 
from  your  State  irhich   were  engaged  in  the  recent  Battle  of  Shiloh." 

GO.  Beecher  (PIexry  Ward — famous  Brooklyn,  X.  Y.  Congregational  min- 
ister). A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Brooklyn,"  X.  Y.  124  Columbia  Heights. 
3/25.     '79.''     With  portrait. 

()1.  Beecher  (Henry  Ward — famous  Brooklyn,  ]^.  Y.  Congregational  min- 
ister). A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Jany.  27,  1880."  To  "Mr.  Dawson." 
With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"Don't  put  me  hy  the  side  of  any  tcoman  {iut  my  icife),  nor  any 
body  else,  that  I  shall  have  to  talk  to — if  you  do,  You'll  not  get  any 
speech. 

"That's  the  plague  of  dinner  speeches.  I  can't  eat.  The  stomach  and 
the  head  are  not  over  friendly — d  if  I  court  the  one  the  other  gets  into 
(I  miff  &  iroH'f  play! — These  happy  fellotv  that  lay  in  a  speech  before 
hand,  d-  have  it  readi/.  can  also  lay  in  a  dinner — tvhile  T  sit  nibbling  & 
sipping  d-  wishing  that  my  labour  ivas  over  rf-  the  child  delivered." 

ri2.  Belknap  (Jeremy — American  historian  and  clergyman;  author  of  "The 
Foresters").  A.L.S.,  3pp.  folio,  "Portsmouth,  July  26,  1786."  To 
"jMr.  Jedidiah  ^lorse,  Xew  Haven."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

A  remarkably  fine  historical  letter. 

"/  acknowledge  the  Receipt  of  your  Geographical  work  d  am  most 
obliged  to  you  for  it —  I)\  what  follows  you  will  see  that  I  have  endeav- 
oured to  attend  to  your  Request  d  given  you  such  Information  respecting 
the  State  of  N  Hampre  as  appears  to  be  agreeable  to  your  Plan  which  is 
conciseness  with  exactness —  /  have  added  some  few  Corrections  in  other 
parts  of  your  book  which  tho'  not  requested  I  hope  ivill  not  prove  un- 
acceptable as  I  have  often  experienced  the  benefit  of  friendly  Correction 
I  tho't  it  but  agreeable  to  Solomo)is  Rule  'a  man  that  hath  friends  must 
sliow  himself  friendly'  so  give  ye  same,  d  crrtdinly  that  which  is  most 
free  d-  unrcxcrrcd  /.s'  most  friendly.  To  begin  negatircli/.  (as  we  Preachers 
som<'ti)nr.s  do)  I  would  advise  you  not  to  take  any  of  your  Descriptions  of 
Xew  Hampshire  from  Buel's  Map  of  the  Vnited  States,  nor  from  Norman 
Dole's  Map  of  N.  E.  both  especially  the  latter  (wh  is  copied  from  one  in 
ye  American  Atlas)  are  very  erroneous.  Dr  Langdon's  Map,  the  latest 
edition  by  Abel  Saivyer  is  the  best  that  I  have  seen,  but  even  that  needs 
correction.  If  you  can  procure  Holland's  yon  may  safely  depend  on  him, 
but  there  are  spurious  maps  published  with  his  name,  his  genuine  ones 
are  sd  to  be  published  under  the  dire<-tion  of  Governor  Pownal.  these  J 
have  not  seen.  To  be  a  true  Geographer  it  is  necessary  like  Holland  to 
be  a  Traveller  d  a  Surveyor.  To  depend  on  distant  d  accidental  Informa- 
tion is  not  safe  d  there  is  a  mateiial  difference  between  describing  a 
Place  that  We  have  seen  d  one  that  ITc  have  not  seen.  But  not  to  detain 
you  anil  longer  I  will  offer  you  the  following  Remarks  d  Corrections.  ..." 

Then  follows  a  lonj,'  review  of  the  work  in  question,  with  mention  of 
the  boundaries  of  New  Hampshire  and  Maine.  Harvard  College,  the 
Province  of  Maine,  various  maritime  towns,  the  location  of  rivers,  etc. 


First  Session,  Frida//   .Iftcrnoon .  Mdrch    /  .'ih 

Go.  Bki.i.kw  (I1ai;»ii,|)  Kviii.k — AnuTicaii  iutnr).  A.L.S..  .{pp.  Svd,  ''\\\-l- 
liiiu^tnii.  N,.\v  Zealand  Frl).  I:  "i):;'  To  "Mr.  Fiskc"  With  tran- 
si-ript. 

rNrsiAi.i.Y  iNTKKESTi.NG  i.ETTKii.  writtcii  fioiii  Now  Zf.i lainl.  whfie  lu- 
was  iilayiiijr  with  Mrs.  PotttM-. 

"All lilts  from  America  trll  Mrs.  I'oltrr  in  hrr  hist  Imlih  of  httrrs  that ^ 
'the  r<i>ort  »"."<  here  you  arr  not  tloiiij/  trcW 
I  (lout  hnoir  irho  is  tlir  hii.<*ii  hodi/  intcrrstrd  riioiifjh  in  our  liusinrss  not 
to  mind  his  or  hrr  oirn — 1)ut  I  should  like  to  ttc  aide  through  you  to 
contradict  the  'report'  as  it  affects  us  and  may  lead  irhrn  coupled  with 
the  knoirledfje  of  a  recent  star's  failure  here  to  {/ire  pcopli  a  wrong  idea 
of  Australia." 

"Mrs.  Potter  and  I  hare  done  splcndidln — all  throuiih  and  made  a  lot 
of  moncji.   .    .    . 

"ll'r  are  playing  to  'record'  business  )ioir  through  .\(  ir  Zialand.  The 
public  is  a  great  theatre  going  om.   ..." 

04.  Bellows  (TrExuv  W. — Clorgvman.  Xow  York  Citv).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to, 
"Xow  York,  Dec-.  21.  1842."  To  "Rov.  Dr.  Spra<rue.  All)aii.v.''  With 
tran.>JCTi))t,  hioirra])hi('al  note,  and  portrait.  Letter  of  aj)preciation. 
witli  mention  of  the  reeipient's  colleetion  of  aiitoirraplis. 

(io.  Bextiiem  (Jei!Emy — celehrated  p]n_<,dis]i  jurist,  author  and  teacher). 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Queen'.s  Square  Place,  Westminster,  1st  Nov. 
1825."  To  "Monsieur  M.  Mooyq,  Esq.".  With  hio^^raphical  note, 
and  portrait.  Letter  of  thanks  for  ihe  nssistat^ce  afforded  to  my 
IfOUiH/  friend  on  fhr  occn.sion  of  nni  dcfHtriure  from  ParU. 

nc.  Bextox  (Josiah  H.).  Passport  issued  to  the  late  Mr.  Benton,  hv  the 
State  Department  of  the  United  States.  :\[a.v  14.  li)08.  With  auto- 
graph siijnature  of  Elihu  Koot.  Secretary  of  State.  With  official  seal. 
On  the  reverse  are  the  sij^natures  and  stamps  of  several  foreign 
officials. 

fiT.  Bextox  (Thom.\s  TLxrt — United  States  Senator  from  ilissouri). 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Wa.^hino:ton  City.  :March  fith.  1837."  To  "Thomas 
W.  Griffith,  Esq.,  Baltimore,  Md."  Witli  transcript,  biographical 
note,  aTid   portrait. 

".  .  .  /  regret  to  hare  to  inform  you  that  I  hare  no  pamphlet  copies 
of  my  speeches  on  the  Salt  ta.r;  and  of  those  preriously  delirered  I  can 
find  but  one  out  of  three  in  Sales  d-  Sc(ttons  Register  of  rtehates.  ..." 

08.  Bextox  (Thomas  llAirr — Cuitcd  States  Senator  from  Missouri). 
A.L.S.,  2pp.  4 to.  '-Senate  Chamher.  June  3d.  1840.''  To  "Geo.  M. 
Dallas,  E.sq..  Philadeljihia."  With  address,  tran.script.  and  portrait. 
".  .  .  /  am  crtremely  glad  that  you  are  going  to  hare  a  great  celebra- 
tion, and  to  collect  as  many  thousands  as  possilde  togither  for  the  occa- 
sion .  .  .  Sereral  of  our  friends  from  this  place  will  doubtless  be  able 
to  attenti — enough  irith  your  oirn  sp<(ihers  to  oicupy  all  the  time  that 
can  be  deroted  to  the  object.  For  mysdf  it  u-ill  not  be  in  my  power,  and 
is  against  the  rule  that  I  hare  been  induced  to  presi-ribe  for  myself.  ..." 


First  Session,  Fridaii  Afternoon,  March    J .^th 

69.  Bextox   (AVilli.oi  P.— Brigadier-CJencral  in  the  Civil  War.     The  first 

man  in  AYayne  County  to  respond  to  President  Lincoln's  call  for 
V 5,000  men).  A.L.S.,^  2pp.  8vo,  "Head  Quarters  1st  Brigd  2  Div. 
Camp  at  Lebanon,  Mo.  Feb.  9'  1862."  To  "His  Excellency  Gov. 
0.  P.  Morton."    With  transcript,  and  biographical  note. 

''There  being  a  vacancu  in  Co.  I.  Sth  Bcf/t.  Iiid.  Vol.  in  the  office  of 
2nd  Lt.  caused  hy  the  recent  resignation  of  Lt.  Banister,  under  the  rule 
adopted  by  your  late  order  I  have  the  honor  to  apply  for  a  commission 
for  Sergt  Maj.  Noble  Morris  of  Indianapolis,  (/s  being  the  next  in  rank.  .  ." 

70.  Beexard   (Francis — Governor  of  New  Jersey  and  of  the  Province  of 

Massachusetts-Bay).  Printed  Warrants, —  (1)  To  the  Treasurer, 
Mr.  Gray,  of  the  Province  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay,  Boston,  May 
4th,  1763.  An  order  to  pay  to  Dr.  William  Henry  Crozier,  the 
sum  of  Two  hundred  &  thirty  Pounds;  (2)  Another  order  to  the 
same  treasurer,  dated,  Boston,  February  20th,  1766,  being  an  order 
to  pay  Harrison  Gray,  the  sum  of  One  hundred  &  eighty  three 
Pounds,  for  Grants.  Each  order  signed  in  the  autograph  of  Gov- 
ernor Bernard,  and  countersigned  by  Jno.  Cotton,  D.  Sectry.  Both 
inlaid.    With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

71.  Beexhaedt  (Saeah — French  actress).     A.X.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  in  French, 

"Star  and  Garter  Hotel,  Richmond."  To  a  friend,  enclosing  some 
money.     With  two  portraits. 

72.  Besaxt  (Walter — English  novelist).    A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Palestine  Ex- 

ploration Fund  1,  Adam  Street,  Adelphia.  W.  C.  March  4  1887." 
To  "Eev.  Dr.  Macaulay."  With  transcript,  portrait,  and  addressed 
envelope. 

"/  have  just  seen  the  Rev  Dr  Noicbridge  d-  learned  from,  him  that  you 
have  certain  photographs  of  Hittite  slabs.  Could  you  kindly  let  Condcr 
see  them?    You  tvill  have  seen  our  letter  to  the  Finns  on  the  subject.  .  .  ."' 

73.  Black   (William — English  novelist),     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "4  Catherine 

Terrace,  Lansdowne  Eoad,  Clapham  Eoad,  S.  W.  Friday  Evg."  (in 
pencil,  Dec.  16  71)."    To  "Mrs.  Krocker."    With  transcript. 

Refers  to  one  of  his  books,  probably  "The  Daughter  of  Heth"  (ISTl), 
which  established  his  reputation. 
■"""^  ''Let  me  thank  you  beforehatid  for  the  Penates,  which  I  am  sure  I 
shall  enjoy  very  much  ivhen  they  do  arrive.  I  shall  do  what  I  can  in 
the  D.  N.,  the  authorities  permitting;  but  only  the  little  cherub  that  sits 
up  aloft  knows  tvhen  ice  shall  be  able  to  get  in  another  batch  of  Xmas 
notices.  .   .  . 

"P.  8.  If  you  care  to  look  at  Macmillan  you  icill  see  I  hare  altered 
the  TJhlan  &  his  surroundings  considerably." 

74.  Black    (William — English  novelist).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "4  Catherine 

Terrace,  Lansdowne  Rd.  S.  W.  Wednesday."  To  "W.  Tinsley, 
Esquire"  (his  publisher).    With  transcript. 

"/  send  you  on  the  other  side  about  an  inch  of  quotations;  and  I  have 
added  a  couple  of  lines  from  the  Leader.  ..." 


First  Session.   Fridat/   Aflcrnoou .  MarrJi    JJIIi 


75.  Blaine  (Jamks  (I. — Aimricui  st;it(.\-inaii.  Sci  rctiuy  i>l'  Siai.i.     A.l^.S., 

2pp.,  8vo.  "["nitc'cl  States  Senati'  Cliainl)cr,  Washington,  7  May, 
1871)."'  To  "Clias  Clark.  Esq.''  With  transcript.  hio<,aaphical  note, 
and  portrait. 

"It  iroiild  he  quite  iinit(ix.'<Ui1r  tn  pioiurc  an  aiitdijidiih  letter  of  Mr. 
Lineoln  except  hy  wtiiting  for  ftome  chance  auction.  I  notice  that  a 
tihort  letter  of  his  sold  in  X.  Y.  the  other  flay  for  $.3r».0()." 

76.  Blair   (Francis  P.,  Ji:. — Major-Genoral.    rnited    Stati\s    Army,    and 

United  States  Senator  from  Missouri).  A.L.S.,  (Jpp.  8vo,  "iSoo." 
To  "James  ^l.  Stone.  Esq.*'    With  transcript. 

Fine  political  letter. 

".  .  .  I  have  little  douht  that  Col.  Benton's  tUfrut  nan  U'i'f  to  almost 
every  good  and  patriotic  man  in  the  country.  .  .  .  I  think  if  Vol.  lieiiton 
is  brought  forward  for  the  Presidency  in  a  profn  r  nianntr.  that  he  ran 
he  elected.  He  docs  not  liimsclf  talk  about  this  matter,  nor  dors  tie 
allow  othos  to  talk  to  him  of  it.  The  rea.<ion  of  this  is.  that  of  all  our 
public  men.  he  holds  in  the  highest  reverence  Mr.  Mason  of  North  Caro- 
lina, who  was  the  first  to  gire  utterance  to  the  sentiment,  the  Prcsidi m  }i 
should  neither  be  sought  for  nor  declined.  .  .  .  My  plan  of  the  campaign 
therefore  is  simply  to  let  every  body  icho  is  in  favor  of  Benton  say  so  in 
public,  let  him  be  nominated  in  every  village  by  any  man  in  the  village 
who  is  in  his  favor.  .  .  .  This  plan  has  already  been  adopted  to  some 
crtent  The  great  Democratic  counties  of  Herkimer  St.  Lawrence  &  Yates 
in  Xetv  York  have  in  this  inanner  indicated  their  preference  for  Benton 
.  .  .  When  he  has  been  fairly  started  in  this  way.  many  persons  will 
support  him  who  will  do  nothing  towards  bringing  him  forward.  .  .  . 
Know  yothings  arc  by  no  means  as  formidable  as  would  appear  from 
their  recoit  victories.  .  .  .  the  Know  Xofhings  hare  availed  themselves 
of  it  bii  falling  in  with  and  by  taking  different  sides  as  it  suited  the 
sentiment  of  the  different  sections.  Here  for  instance  they  were  pro- 
slavery.  In  Massachusetts  and  elsewhere  in  the  north  they  were  anti- 
slavery.  ..." 

77.  Blair  (Frank  P. — American  soldier  and  politician).     L.S.,  Ip.  small 

4to,  "House  of  Eep.s.  Decern.  26,/(Jl."  To  "Alhert  Da<;c?ett,  Esq/-., 
Trov,  X.  York ;"  Also,— A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "TJ.  S.  Senate  Chamhor, 
Washington,  May  24,  1872."  To  "Uncle  Ben."  Personal  afTairs. 
AVith  hiographical  note,  and  portrait. 

78.  Blair  (Montgomery — Postmaster  General  of  the  United  States  under 

President  Lincoln).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  March  14/60." 
To  "'Mr.  Gihson.''    With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"Enclosed  I  send  a  bill  of  costs  presented  against  Mrs.  McRee  by  Mr. 
Carroll.  I  asked  him  how  it  happened  that  we  are  defendants  in  error 
i(-  received  costs  and  protest  to  pay — lie  replied  that  by  the  ruling  of 
court  \<2  costs  are  turned  to  each  party  &  that  the  successful  party  re- 
covers d-  is  refunded  the  ami  so  paid.   ..." 

79.  Blair  (Montgomery — Postmaster  General  of  the  I'nited  States  under 

President  Lincoln).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Washington,  10.  Xov.  60.'' 
To  "L  Rosenfeld,  Jr.  Esq.  Cashr.  Savings  Institution,  St.  Louis," 
With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  Relates  to  the 
remittance  of  his  fee  for  procuring  the  aflfirmancc  of  the  Judge,  in  the 
case  of  Kilbourne, 


First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  Mareh   12th 

80.  Blair  (Moxtgomery — Postmaster  General  of  tlie  United  States  under 

President  Lincoln).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Washington,  Sept.  7,  65." 
To  "Mr.  Coyle."    With  biographical  sketch,  and  portrait. 

"/  get  a  good  many  applications  for  my  late  speeches  in  pamphlet  & 
being  desirous  of  presenting  them  I  liave  concluded  to  publish  them 
together  uHth  notes.   ..." 

81.  Blatchford     (Samuel — Associate    Justice,    United    States    Supreme 

Court,  appointed,  1882).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "United  States  Court 
House,  Circuit  Court  Chambers,  Eoom  34,  Third  Floor,  New  York 
City,  Novr  17th,  1880."  To  "C.  D.  McDougall,  Esq.''  With  tran- 
script, biographical  note,  and  portrait.  Regarding  a  Court  appoint- 
ment. 

82.  Blessixgtox    (AIarguerite,    Countess   of — friend   of    Lord    Byron). 

A.L.S..  4pp.  8vo,  "Gore  House  May  8th  1845."  To  "Mns  Hervey." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Letters  of  Countes.s  Blessington.  who  four  years  after  the  above  was 
written  became  bankrupt  and  tied  to  Paris  with  C\)unt  D'Orsay,  are 
seldom  offered  for  sale. 

"Yonr  portrait  ivill  be  sent  to  Brighton  this  day,  and  I  hope  will  arrive 
ivithout  accident —  It  ivas  a  very  great  disappointment  to  me  not  to  have 
had  it  in  the  Book  of  Beauty  as  a  compensation  for  the  Jack  of  Beauty 
the  last  vol  exhibited —  /  hope  Mr.  Hervey  and  your  little  ones,  are 
quite  ivell.  .  .  .my  kind  rememlwances  to  Mr.  Hervey  and  believe  me, 
joined  hi/  my  nieces  and  Cts  d'orsay  in  best  regards  for  you.   ..." 

83.  Blouet  (Paul— author  of  "John  Bull  and  his  Island").     A.L.S.,  2pp., 

12mo,  "63,  Madison  Avenue  (New  York),  30  March,  1888."  To 
"E.  C.  Stedman."     With  transcript. 

"/  leave  it  entirely  to  your  conscience  to  decide  whether  it  is  fair  to 
place  before  a  sciatic  man  a  bottle  of  Chateau  La  fill  (1870),  \oith  the 
injunction  to  look  at  it.  ..." 

84.  Blouet  (Paul — author  of  "John  Bull  and  his  Island").     A.L.S.,  3pp., 

8vo,  "Paris  11,  June  1902."  To  "Edmund  Clarence  Stedman." 
With  transcript. 

An  exceedingly  interesting  letter,  written  in  English. 

"/  am  noiv  ivcll  settled  i)i  Paris,  full  of  irork.  and.  irith  the  exception 
of  little  fainting  fits,  in  fairly  good  health,  at  all  events  feeling  no 
bad  consequence  from  the  operation. 

"T  constantly  think  of  you  and  the  tokens  of  friendship  you  gave  me 
during  my  trials  in  New-York.   ... 

"We  have  a  newly  elected  Chamber  of  Deputies  and  peace  is  restored 
to  8outh  Africa  thanks  to  the  personal  efforts  of  Edirard  VII.  tvho  was 
sick  of  the  ivhole  thing  and  swore  not  to  but  at  Chamberlain  that  he  was 
not  going  to  hare  his  coronation  look  like  a  funeral.  Concessions  were 
made,  and  rightly  made  aceordi)igly  and  those  Boers,  ivhose  heroism  has 
ncrer  been  surpassed  in  ancient  and  modern  times,  have  fought  for 
something.  ..." 


First   Session.   Friihui   Aftcrnoou.   MarcJi    JJfh 

85.  Blouet  (  Paul— author  of  ".lolin  Hull  and  his  Maiul'i.     A.L  S  .   ipi,.. 

8vo,  'Taris,  2V)  Sept.  1902."  To  "K-IihuikI  C.  Stcdniaii."  With 
transcript,  and  addressed  envelope. 

Of  special  intekkst,  with  uiciition  of  his  worii. 

".  .  .  /  (///(  mnr  at  innk  (ij/ain.  hut.  mii  lUnr  I'rii ml.  I  ((iiinot  succeed 
ill  itKihiiiff  It  I' IT  II  eh  III  a  II  uf  ini/xtU — <iiiil  an  IhniKt  iniut.i  nic  for  the 
Jnunial  more  and  more.  I  should  not  iroiidcr  if  one  of  Ihese  dayn  I  went 
to  Ameriid  to  end  mu  duns  there,  maytic  even  as  an  .\meriian  citizen,  if 
America  irould  have  me.  .  .  .  /  tell  you.  the  French  have  tiro  ten'ihle 
faults;  then  have  no  sense  of  humor  and  they  can  nenr  come  to  the 
point.  It  seems  to  he  their  misfortune  that  they  cannot  say  or  do  simple 
things  in  a  simyle  manner:  aliray.s  enilhx.'<  exiilaiiati(ni.'<  d-  syiiehts  for 
nothing.  .  .  .  I  may  iierhap.'<.  during  the  coming  iriiiti  r  months,  attempt 
a  little  hook  on  the  French  a  la  'John  Hull  et  xon  lie.'  As.  after  all.  my 
heart   {if  not  my  mind  and  body)   is  still  very  French.   ..." 

86.  Booth  (Edwix — eminent  American  actor).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo.  To  "Mra 

Botta."    With  hiographical  account,  and  portrait. 

"/  am  very  sorry  that  I  cannot  promise  you  the  Seats — all  were  secured 
long  before  I  was  airarc  of  it.  and  the  excitement  of  getting  the  Booths 
together  has  prevented  me  from  obtaining  plans  for  several  to  whom  I 
had  promised  good  seats.   ..." 

81".  Booth  (Euwix — eminent  American  iutor).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  To  ".M/>-. 
Botta.''  With  transcrijjt.  hio,<:raphical  account,  and  jmrtrait  on 
India  paper. 

"/  have  dtlayed  ansivering  your  beautiful  note  in  order  thai,  irith  my 
thanks  for  your  very  valuable  hook.  I  might  send  you  the  photograph 
I  promised,  but  till  today  I  have  lieen  unable  to  obtain  one —  /  enclose 
it  irith  this;  1  trust  you  ivill  like  it.  I  do  not — it  has  a  'theatrical'  look. 
I  fancy,  but  'tis  the  best  I  could  get.  ..." 

88.  Booth   (Juxiis  BwiTrs — eminent  actor).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8\o,  "'Baltimore 

Jany.  8th.  ]8i;5."'  To  "W.  Marshall  Esq.,  Eagle  Theatre,  Boston, 
Masstts."'    With  transcript,  and  portrait.     (Scarce  India  paper.) 

"/  could  be  ivith  you  to  play  on  Monday  the  2.3/7/  of  this  month.  If 
that  time  will  suit  you  for  my  commencing  the  Engagement  proposed  in 
your  Letter  of  the  \st  I  will  agree  to  your  Terms,  riz :  a  clear  third  of 
the  gross  Rat  ipts  on  four  nights,  and  a  clear  half  of  the  fifth.  .  .  .  and 
name  such   Characters  as  you   wish   me  to  perform.    ..." 

89.  Boston,  .Massachusetts.    A.D.S..  ip.  \->uvk  "Boston  Aprill  '.Mth  1M4."" 

Granting  permission  to  Mark  l)ay  to  lay  a  drain.  Signed  by, — 
".Joseph' Wadsworth,  John  Ruck,  "Wm.  Welsteed,  Grove  Hirst,"  Se- 
lectmen :"  Also,— A.D.S.,  ]p.  ]2mo,  "May  the  8th  17 14.*'  "To  the 
Town  Clerk  of  Boston.'"  (iranting  permission  to  Joseph  Hillier  to 
hiv  a  drain.  Signed  1)V, — "Jno.  .Marion,  Edward  Winslow,  Wm. 
Welsteed,  Grove  Hirst,  Selectmen  ;''  Also,— D.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Boston, 
.Alay,  181().''  To  the  "Town  of  Camden.*'  Soliciting  funds- for  the 
Massachusetts  General  Hospital,  and  requesting  that  the  Town  of 
Camden  furnish  180  dollars  as  their  portion  of  the  subscription. 
Signed  in  the  autographs  of. —  "T.  II.  Perkins,  Josiah  Quiney,  Jos. 
^Mav.  Daniel  Sargent,  Tristram  Barnard,  B.  Sullivan;**  Also, — 
D.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Bo.ston,  .May,  181G.''  To  the  "Town  of  George- 
town.*'   Same  as  above,  with  same  signatures.    Together,  4  pieee.<?. 


First  Session,  Fridaij  Afternoon,  March   J^th 

90.  BosTOX.     Eakly  Receipts.     A.X.8.,  Ip.  24mo,  "Boston  Janry:   13th: 

1714/15."  Eeceipt  to  Joseph  Prout,  Treasurer,  for  salary  for  keep- 
ing the  school  in  Queen  Street,  signed  ])v, — "Jacoli  Sheaf e ;"  Also, — 
A.^vT.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Boston  AprirsOth^lTlO."  Permit  to  Mr.  Ben- 
jamin Gallop  to  lay  cellar  drain,  signed  by, — "Jno.  Marion,  Elisha 
Cooke,  Thos.  Gushing,  Ebenezer  Clouuh,  Selectmen  ;"  Also, — A.N. 8., 
Ip.  12mo,  "Boston  August  16th  ITSO."  To  "David  Jeffries,  Esqr." 
Request  to  "pay  unto  Gapt.  Joshua  Farrington  twenty  three  thous- 
and six  hundred  fifty  five  pounds  for  the  purpose  of  raising  men  in 
Ward  Xo.  13."  Signed  by,— "Edward  Proctor,  Golo."  Endorsed  on 
back, — "Received  the  Avithin,  Joshua  Farrington."  Together,  three 
pieces. 

91.  BoTTS   (John  Mixok — Member  of  Gongress  from  Virginia).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  "Auburn,  Gulpeper  Gounty,  Ya.  Feby  17th,  1864."  With 
biographical  note,  and  j)ortrait. 

Fine  Civil  Wak  letter. 

".  .  .  /  happen  to  know  something  of  the  value  of  the  United  States 
Sanitary  Commission  and  of  the  arduous  and  Christian  duties  that  de- 
volve upon  them;  as  for  the  last  twelve  months,  I  have  lived  in  the  midst 
of  armies,  and  I  might  almost  say,  in  the  midst  of  battles. 

"From  the  portico  of  my  house,  I  and  my  family  have  seen  nine  hattlcs 
fought  on  my  own  fields,  and  just  before  my  own  door,  between  hostile 
troops,  icho  but  yesterday  as  it  were,  boasted  of  a  common  descent,  a 
common  history,  a  common  Nationality,  and  a  common  destiny.  This  is 
not  the  time,  nor  the  occasion  to  enquire,  how,  by  whom,  or  for  what 
purpose  this  heanj  cdhniiifii  Jki.s  hcvn  brought  upon,  our  beloved  country; 
it  is  enough  to  say.  flmf  if  (/r  Itad  }ni<J  no  selfish,  aspiring  political  dema- 
gogues in  the  land,  irho  prrfrrrr,!  tin  ir  nwn  interests  to  the  interest  of 
their  country.  irc  should  hare  had  no  such  war.   ..." 

92.  BouciCAULT  (Agnes — formerlv  Aones  Robertson,  married  Dion  Bouci- 

cault).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "326,  Regent  Street,  W.  (Langham 
Place.)  Saturday."     To  "Mrs.  Alston." 

93.  BouciCAULT  (Diox — eminent  actor,  died  in  Xew  York).     A.L.S.,  4pp. 

8vo,  "Glarendon  Hotel,  Xew  York  March  23."  [no  year.]  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

A  VERY  INTERESTING  LETTER  giviDg  advico  uiul  witli  mention  of  his 
own  work. 

"/  congratulate  you  upon  the  step  you  have  taken. —  You  will  derive 
a  manifold  benefit  from  it.  .  .  .  let  me  advise  you  earnestly  to  get  an 
entirely  new  play  to  appear  in — and  appear  at  Drury  Lane  Theatre  and 
no  ichere  else. 

"Produce  the  play  in  America — a)nl  make  yourself  at  home  in  the  part 
before  you  go  to  London  with  it.  .   .   . 

"  'Daddy  O'Dowd'  is  all  I  could  ivish  it  to  be  as  a  success.  We  arc 
leading  the  N.  Y.  Theatres — our  receipts  exceeding  the  best  of  them  by 
about  $500  a  week. 

"But  the  best  is  bad  at  this  deadest  of  seasons.  I  hope  we  shall  pull 
up  at  Easter. — unless  'Buffalo  BUT  A-  ''Texas  Jack'  scalp  the  pockets  of 
nil  I  he  inli'llrrlx  of  this  city.   ..." 


First   Session,  Frida//   Afternoon,   March    1  .'tit 

"Jl.    JJULTWKLL    (liEOIKiK    S.-  -( iu\  iT)lur   ol    .M  a->ariui.-itt>,   Uiul    l.'llik'd    SlalL'S 

Senator).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Groton,  Mass.,  Aug.  15,  1867."  To 
"Wm.  A.  Baker,  Esq.,  Auhurii,  X.  Y."  With  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 

".Is  far  (IS  I  LiKiir  th(  i)nni<ir<tji)i  iinolid  in  i/mir  l('lt(  r  of  tin'  i^tth  inst. 
wan  original  irith  me. 

"/  uxed  it  ill  a  iircptioii  spcnh  /o  L.  Knxxiith  in  l.s."(2,  uliilr  I  inis 
governor  of  MassachiixcHs.  ..." 

95.  BouTWELL  (George  S. — Governor  of  ^lassachusetts,  ami  United  States 
Senator).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  ''Washington,  Dee.  l."ith,  1883."  To 
"J.  n.  Benton,  Jr.,  Esq.,  Boston,  Mass.''  Witli  biographical  note, 
and  ])ortrait. 

06.  BiiACKETT  (John  Quixcy  Adams — Governor  of  Massachusetts).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  8vo,  ''Executive  Chamber,  State  House,  Boston,  ^farch  19, 
1890."  To  "W.  C.  Van  Derlip,  Esq.,  2i  Hayward  Phue.  Boston, 
Mass."  With  portrait.  Acceptance  of  invitation  to  attend  the  Bos- 
ton Tiieatre. 

97.  BijADLEv  (Joseph  P. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  18T0).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  :N[arch  4  18T9." 
To  "President  ITavs ;"  Also,— A.Ii.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Hotel  Kaaterskill, 
Catskill  ,Mts.,  July  15,  1882."  To  "Mr.  E.  W.  Xash,"  regarding 
books  and  periodicals  purchased.  With  biographical  note,  and  two 
portraits.  Regarding  Court  appointments,  with  mention  of  Gen. 
Harrison. 

98.  Bradley  (Joseph  P. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1870).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Wasliington,  D.  C.  Feb.  26, 
1890."  To  "Mr.  Xash."  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Regarding 
the  book :  "Six  Old  Chronicles  of  England." 

99.  Breckexridge  (Johx  C. — Vice-President  of  the  United  States;  Major- 

General  in  the  C.  S.  A.;  Secretary  of  War  C.  S.  A.).  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
8vo,  "Lexington,  Ey.  Aug.  8—1860."  To  "Apulion  Cheny,  Cheny 
Creek  N.  Y."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

100.  BPiEWER  (David  J. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1889).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "State  of  Kansas.  Chambers 
of  Associate  Justice  Supreme  Court.  Leavenworth,  May  28,  187 T." 
To  "Hon.  Chas  Devens,  Atty  Gen'l  U.  S."  With  transcrii)t,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait.  Regarding  the  qualifications  of  Charles 
A.  Birnie,  and  with  recommendation  that  he  be  "elevated  to  a  posi- 
tion on  the  Federal  bench." 

101.  Brewster  (Bexjamix  Harris — Attorney  General  of  the  I'nited  States 

under  President  Arthur,  1881-1885)".  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "KaulTman 
V  Bernheimer  C  P  No:  2  11  case."  With  transcript.  biogra)»liieal 
note,  and  portrait. 

"/  have  been  ill  for  somr  dayn  with  a'  shari>  cold  cf-  /  could  not  cither 
prepare  or  try  a  cane.    Will  you  for  that  reason  have  this  ease  continued." 


First  Session,  Fridai/  Afternoon,  March   J^th 

102.  Brooks  (Phillij's — noted  Episcopal  Bishop  of  Boston,  Massachusetts). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "233  Clarendon  Street,  Boston,  June  13,  1891."  To 
"Miss  Charlotte  S.  Ward,  337  Marlborough,  St,  Boston."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait.     Letter  of  thanks  for  a  gift. 

103.  Brooks  (Phillips- — noted  Episcopal  Bishop  of  Boston,  Massachusetts). 

A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  To  "Kev.  S.  A.  Clark."  With  transcript,  biograph- 
ical note,  and  portrait. 

"Yon  will  he  sorry  to  knoiv  that  J  found  our  friciulx  tltc  Wnnicrx  in 
deep  frouhle.  Their  youngest  child — a  little  yirl  of  three — died  Monday 
niyht  of  Croup.  They  feel  it  bitterly  d-  f  do  sympathize  irith  them  from 
my  heart.  Mrs.  Warner  hears  it  nohly.  I  tuire  had  a  good  deal  of 
eonrersation  irith  Mr.  Warner  &  do  helieve  it  %vill  he  hlessed  to  him.  .   .   . 

"All  else  in  Advent  well.  No  news  from,  China  yet.  I  hare  hcen  well 
catechized  all  through  the  parish,  since  my  return  ahout  you  all,  d-  have 
hecn  fearing  my  only  way  to  satisfy  everyhody  nul  be  to  give  them  an 
account  of  Elizabeth  d  its  Rector  from  the  Pulpit  next  Sunday.  ..." 

101.  Brougham  (Emma — actress,  first  wife  of  John  Brougham,  actor  and 
dramatist).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "24  Cranmer  Place,  Waterloo  Road." 
To  "A.  Winn,  Esq."  Of  dramatic  interest,  with  mention  of  Mr. 
Wallack. 

105.  Brougham  (Henry,  Baron — Lord  High  Chancellor  of  Great  Britain). 
A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "House  of  Lords  Friday."  With  transcript,  and 
portrait.     Eelative  to  the  printing  of  some  of  his  speeches. 

lOG.  Brougham  (Henry,,  Baron — Lord  High  Chancellor  of  Great  Britain). 
A.L.S.,  8pp.  8vo.     No  date.     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  We  have,  as  you  arc  aivare,  a  suhcommittee  which  has  been 
working  for  ahore  a  year  on  the  important  Suh-  subject  of  Friendly 
Societies — and  the  \rant  of  returns  to  Tables  which  have  beeti  circulated 
with  (jueries,  among  the  Friendly  Societies  generally,  is  now  stopping  the 
labours  of  the  Comee. —  There  is  supposed  to  be  some  little  jealousy 
remaining  on  the  part  of  these  bodies  from  the  Bill  very  unadvisedly 
brought  into  Parlt  the  Session  before  the  last — &  ivhich  So  all  the  mem- 
bers of  the  U.  K.  Socy.  who  are  in  Parlt,  opposed — It  should  be  dis- 
tinctly stated  to  the  managers  of  these  F.  Socs.  that  our  only  object  is 
the  collecting  d  diffusing  information  respecting  the  construction  of 
Tables,  the  principles  of  calculation  adapted  to  the  subject,  the  object  d 
best  plans  of  F.  Societies,  the  e.rperience  of  persons  engaged  in  such 
undertakings—and  ahore  all  the  preparatioti  of  Tables  of  lires  d-  Casual- 
ties d  sickness,  adapted  lo  the  use  of  Societies.   ..." 

107.  BR0^VN  (John — author  of  "Rab  and  His  Friends").     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 

"23  Rutland  Street  Edinburgh  14  Ap."  To  "Mr.  Strahan"  (pub- 
lisher.)    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

''Thanks  for  your  most  kind  note,  whicJi  rejoiced  the  heart  of  my 
friend.    She  will  be  here  till  the  4th  of  May.   .    .    ." 

108.  Broavning    (Robert — eminent   English   poet).      A.L.S.,    Ip.    8vo,   "19. 

Warwick  Crescent,  W.  Feb.  2d.  '74."  To  "Lady  Combermere." 
With  transcript,  and  3  portraits,  one  proof  before  all  letters. 

"/  beg  to  thank  you  for  your  kind  invitation,  and  to  say  Itow  happy  I 
shall  be  to  dine  with  you  on   Friday." 


Fir.sl   Session.   Frida//   Aj'IcnuKiu.   Mfircli    J  Jth 

]0y.  BitowxiNi;  (JuiiiKKT  riuiiuiii  Kii,i:li,-li  jMHi).  A.L.S..  H|,j,.  ^uj,  "jy. 
Warwick  ("ivstrnt,  W  Jan.  20.  "TT."  With  transcript,  and  etched 
portrait. 

An  Excekdi.ngly  Important  and  i.knuthy  Browning  letter,  written 
about  the  time  of  imblicatiou  of  bis  "A{?auieiuiuni  of  Aescliylus."  with 
iiu'iition  of  Swiiilmnio.  .Towctt,  Arnold,  and  utlit-rs. 

"/  hare  i/iiur  httcr  of  jirstmhiii.  utiil  thmik  j/nii.  (ill  I  ctin,  fur  its 
(looduixH  and  (/rdciouxiicxs  to  inc  umvorthy.  .  .  .  Will.  I  returned  on 
Thurxdiiji  .  .  .  the  i)axs<i;/c  from  London  to  Oxford  ntix  unr.rv('ptionully 
proxpcroiix  :  the  train  irax  full  of  men  nii/  friendx.  I  wax  welcomed  on 
arririntj  hn  a  I'elloir,  who  inxtalled  me  in  my  roonus — then  came  the 
pleaxaut  meeting  with  Jowett  irho  at  once  took  me  to  tea  with  hix  other 
(juextx. — the  Archbp.  of  Canterbury,  lip.  of  London.  Dean  of  Wextminxter, 
— the  Airlirx.  Cardwellx,  male  and  female.  Then  came  the  liant/uet.  .  .  . 
and  the  dinner  done  xp( cvhifyiny  set  in  riyorouxly.  The  Arehh.  p.  pro- 
posed the  xttnidiny  "Floreat  Ihnnux  de  Balliolo" — to  whieh  the  Master 
made  due  and  umuxiny  anxirer:  hintself  yiriny  the  health  of  the  I'rimate, 
Lord  Coleriilye.  in  a  xilrery  xpeeeh.  dranic  to  the  I'nirerxity — nxponded 
to  by  the  \  ice  Chaneellor.  I  really  foryet  who  propoxed  the  \  ixitor — the 
Up.  of  London — ptrhapx  Ld.  Card  well.  Professor  Smith  yave  the  two 
Houses  of  I'arliainent, — Jowett, —  the  Cleryy — coupling  with  it  the  name 
of  your  friend  Mr  Rogers — on  whom  he  showered  every  kind  of  praise: 
and  Mr  Rogers  returned  thanks  very  characteristically  and  pleaxantly. 
Ld.  Lansdowne  drank  to  the  liar  (Mr.  Bowen)  Ld.  Camperdowne  to — / 
really  forget  what:  Mr.  tireen  to  Literature  and  kicienee — delivering  a 
most  undeserved  eulogium  on  myself — with  a  more  rightly  directed  one 
upon  Arnold,  Swinburne — and  the  old  pride  of  liaUiol,  Clough:  this 
was  cleverly  and  almost  touch ingly  ansivered  by  dear  Mat  Arnold  .  .  .  the 
whole  thing  was  brilliant,  genial  and  suggextive  of  many  and  various 
thoughts  to  me — and  there  wax  a  warmth,  earnestness  and  yet  r< finement 
about  it  which  I  tiever  crperienced  in  any  previous  public  dinm  r.  Next 
morning.  1  breakfasted  with  Jowett  and  hix  guextx,  found  that  return 
would  be  difficult  :  while  as  the  young  men  were  to  return  on  Friday,  there 
ivould  be  no  opposition  to  my  ilcparture  on  Thursday.  .  .  .  There  were, 
I  find,  certain  little  paragraphs  which  must  have  been  furnished  by 
"Guessers." — Swinburne,  set  doivn  ax  prexent,  was  away,  through  his 
father's  illness:  tin  Cardiiial  also  excused  himself,  ax  did  the  Bp.  of 
Salisbury  and  oth(  vs.  .    .    ." 

[See  Jllustration] 

110.  Bkyant   (William  Cullen — American  poet  and  journalist).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  Svo,  "Xew  York,  Sept.  18tli.  1855."  To  "W'm.  P.  Sprague,  Jr. 
Esq."     With  transcript,  hio<rra})liical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  have  uniformly,  for  many  years  past,  declined  all  applications  to 
deliver  public  lectures,  and.  in  conformity  with  litis  rule,  I  must  answer 
in  the  negative  your  obliging  invitation  to  appear  ax  a  lecturer  before 
your  association." 

111.  JUcHANAX    (James — loth   President   of  the    United   States).      A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Lancaster,  20  Octoher,  1820."'  To  "The  Hon.  John  Branch, 
Secretary  of  the  Xavy."'  Address  franked.  With  liiographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

"The  Ker:  Mr.  Ktnnnlii  of  I'hiladdphia  has  informed  )ne  that  h<  is 
about  making  itp}ilicatioii  to  Ik  ttppointcd  a  Chaplain  itt  the  Xavy.  Mv. 
Kennedy  is  a  I'rcxbyterian  ch  rgyntan.  of  rexpeclable  connexions.  .  .  . 
He  is  the  nephew  of  C(d  :  Ktnnedy  of  this  County  who  was  one  of  the 
Jackson  electors  of  this  state  last  Fall.  .  .  .  I  do  not  hesitate  to  say  that 
such  a  Chaplain  ax  he  ivould  make  would  be  an  <iequisition  to  the 
Xary.  ..." 


\'^  di)  /H  /bK  4  Mi^  hay  ^  flQi/ ,  flmt^ 

ROBERT  BROWNING— ENGLISH  POET 

Autojrraph  Letter,  Signed.     1877 
[No.  109] 


First  Scssioii.  Frida//  ^iftcrnooji,  MarcJi    l.'th 

112.  BrciiAXAN-  (J.vMi:.s — lotli  rri'.-iilL'iit  .>[  tiiL-  L'liitcl  St;ih>).     A.L.S.,  ij.. 

4to,  ''Lancaster,  19  June  ]8;3T."  To  "Edward  J).  Jnfrrahani,  Es- 
quire, Philadelphia.*'  Addressed  franked  with  Hiuhanan's  siirnature. 
With  Inographieal  sketch,  and  portrait. 

"It  n-ould  afford  mc  grrat  plciixiirc  to  comitli/  irilh  rvnu  miiicHt  of 
I/ours;  hut  I  have  mtnlc  it  a  rule  fur  uiy  condmt  not  to  ncoininrnd  a  tfru- 
tlcman  for  an  imixvtnnt  office  irithmtt  hrinr/  prrsonalln  ui-quaintrd  uith 
hin  wants.  In  all  mil  vixita  to  I'hiladr1i>hia  I  hare  never  onioned  lh< 
pleasure  of  meeting  Mr.  Ilolhaeh  nor  did  I  ever  hear  of  him  until  I 
received  your  letter.  .  .  .  It  is  mil  impressifni,  ivithout  hciiifi  confident 
of  the  fact,  that  Joshua  Dodrje  Esi/iiire  irho  has  Ion;/  hern  our  Consul  at 
Bremen,  is  desirous  of  ohtainiinj  the  appoint  mint  irhidi  .!/;•.  Ilnlhach  is 
soliciting.  ..." 

113.  Buchanan  (James — 15th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

8vo,  "Washington  IS  Jan :  -IS."'  To  "Colonel  Totten."  AVith  por- 
trait.    Letter  inlaid. 

".  .  .  There  is  no  circle  in  the  world  irhcre  I  would  rather  dim 
than  in  iiour  'little  circle.'  cren  if  this  were  confined  to  your  own  family." 

114.  Buchanan  (Jame.s— loth  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  2pp. 

4to,  "(Private)  Wheatland,  near  Lancaster  3  April  1852."  To 
"Col:  John  W  Fornev."  With  transcript,  l)io2:raphv,  and  portrait, 
trait. 

A  highly  interesting  letter,  giving  his  opinion  in  the  matter  of  tariff 
legislation  on  the  manufacture  of  iron. 

'■  .  .  ./  rery  much  doubt,  however,  whether  I  ought  at  this  moment  to 
write  a  public  letter  on  the  subject  of  the  Tariff.  My  motives,  as  irell 
as  any  letter  I  might  irrite  would  he  misconstrued  <i-  >ni.'<interpreted.  Be- 
sides, the  Baltimore  Convention  irill  doubtless  establish  a  platform  on 
this  subject  where  all  good  Democrats  irill  he  satisfied  to  take  their 
position.  Xcvertheless  you  may  say  to  Mr.  Beale  that,  in  my  opinion,  the 
days  of  a  protective  Tariff  in  this  Country,  have  been  numbered.  .  .  . 
I  ivould  not.  in  any  instance,  transcend  a  strict  revenue  standard;  .  .  . 
The  manufacture  of  iron  is  plainly  of  such  a  character:  d-  in  this  state, 
it  is  at  present  greatly  depressed.  Our  furnaces  are  .■^iiiLing  one  after  th( 
other,  e.rcept  those  in  very  farorahle  localities  d-  sustained  by  large  capital. 
Many  labourers  and  but  little  fitted  for  any  other  business  are  thus 
thrown  out  of  employment  d-  much  feeling  on  this  subject  exists  ammiii 
the  people.  I'niess  a  man  viry  popular  in  Pennsylvania  should  be  sdi  cti  if 
as  our  ncrt  candidate  for  the  Presidency,  this  cause  will  render  the 
success  of  the  Democratic  party  doubtful  in  our  State  at  the  mrt 
election.  ..." 

115.  Buchanan    (James — 15th  President  of  the   United  States).     A.L.S.. 

2pp.  4to,  "Wheatland,  near  Lancaster  T  April  1853."  To  '-Pobert 
Tyler,  Esquire.''     With  transcript,   and  portrait. 

"/  hai-c  receired  numerous  letters  from  ralued  friends,  in  the  City  d- 
County  of  Philadelphia,  requesting  me  to  recommend  thitn  for  appoint- 
ments in  the  Custom  House.  .  .  .  My  position  is  peculiar  in  regard  to 
these  appointments.  I  am  under  obligations,  irhich  I  shall  erer  gratefully 
acknoirledge.  to  so  many  of  the  applicants,  that  if  I  irere  to  recommend 
all  who  hare  just  claims  upon  mc  iini  mommi  ndations.  from  their  very 
number,  iroiild  be  entitUil  to  hut  little  consiiU  ration.   ..." 


First  Session,  Fridai/  Afternoon,  March   12th 

116.  BucHAXAX  (James — loth  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

8vo,  "Washington  5  Dec:  '58."  To  "Dr.  Morris."  With  portrait, 
transcript  of  letter,  and  note  of  Buchanan. 

"/  send  you  a  Post  Office  Pass  which  icill  hrhu/  i/ou  here  and  carry 
you  back  free  on  the  Rail  Road.  There  ts  a  possihiUty  though  little 
prohahility  that  the  Message  may  lie  delivered  tomorrow.   ..." 

117.  Buckingham    (William    A. — Governor    of    Connecticut,    and    United 

States  Senator).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  -1  to,  "State  of  Connecticut,  Executive 
Department :  Xorwich,  Aug.  fi,  18G3.'"  To  "Hon.  Henry  Ham- 
mond." With  hiograpliical  note,  and  portrait.  Relative  to  relief 
and  exemption  for  men  who  may  he  drafted  from  towns  wliich  have 
furnished  a  surplus  of  volunteers  on  former  calls  for  troops. 

118.  BuLWER  (Edavard,  Lord  Lytton).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "James  St  Buchn. 

Gate,  London,  June  27  18-1:7.''  With  2  portraits.  Letter  inlaid. 
To  a  lady  friend,  asking  for  help  in  an  election. 

119.  Burke   (Edmund — celebrated  British  statesman  and  orator).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "Westmr,  June  25,  1776."  With  transcript,  and  portrait. 
"//  an  old.  hut  rery  inconsiderahle  friend  preserves  any  share  in  your 
remembrance  &  regard,  iicriiiit  mc  to  request  your  good  offices  in  favor  of 
my  friend  Mr  Palmer.  .  .  .  He  is  quite  a  stranger  in  l)ul)Un  .  .  .  You 
ivill  find  him  perfectly  worthy  of  your  regard  &  Esteem.  He  possesses  a 
Taste  <f  talent  for  Poetry  d-  Musick.  d-  when  you  knoir  that  he  is  Nephew 
to  Sir  Joshua  Reynolds  you  will  naturally  e.rpett  to  find  those  amiable 
qualities  d  that  ingenuity,  in  which  most  assuredly  you  irill  not  be 
disappointed.   ..." 

120.  BuRXSiDE  (Ambrose  E. — Major-General  in  the  Civil  War;  Governor  of 

Ehode  Island).  A.L.S.,  ip.  4to,  "State  of  Rhode  Island.  Executive 
Department,  Providence,  Feby.  3,  1867."  To  "Hon.  Henry  A. 
Smythe."    With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  take  great  pleasure  in  recommending  the  bearer,  Robt.  S.  Sloeum 
Esq.  for  a  position  in  your  department.  Mr.  K.  is  the  brother  of  Col. 
John  S.  Sloeum  irho  ivas  kilUd  at  the  '1st  Battle  of  Hull  Run'  as  he  led 
one  of  the  reginx  iits  of  my  lirigade  into  action.  ..." 

121.  BuRNsiDE  (Amj?rose  E. — Major-General  in  the  Civil  War;  Governor  of 

Rliode  Island).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  Ito,  "State  of  Rhode  Island,  Execu- 
tive Department,  Providence,  Jan.  10  1868."  To  "His  Excellency 
Andrew  Johnson  President  U.  S."  With  transcript,  biographical 
note^  and  portrait. 

"/  have  the  honor  to  enclose  a  petition  for  the  pardon  Martin  Twirk 
who  is  now  confined  in  the  penitentiary  at  Sing  Sing  Xew  York — /  am 
sure  you  can  do  no  better  act  than  to  pardon  this  man —  He  has  been  a 
most  excellent  citizen  until  led  away  by  evil  associations.  ..." 


First  Session,  Frida//   Afternoon,  MarcJi    JJth 

]'i'2.  Hiiii;  {.\.\i;oN— Vice-Presidt'iit  of  tlic  Uiiitctl  States).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  -Ito, 
*'N.  York  27,  A]).  KSOl."  To  "Hon.  J.s.  Madison,  Sec.  of  State." 
Flanked  address.    With  transcrijit,  l)iop[rapliieal  note,  and  portrait. 

'•.losilth  Cruchrti  icritrs  mc  from  JrnHdmiiir  Countii  in  hit  ntiuku  thtit 
hi'  ix  a  ('(UKUdiitv  for  thr  affirc  of  Mtirnhdll—that  he  iriis  >t  Cnpfniii  in 
the  Viiiiiniit  line  duiiiuj  the  latt  W'nr  ami  thai  hi  iniK  ii  m  ii/hlmui  of.  mid 
l)(r,<«j>iiiU!i  iccU  ktidwn  to  Colonel  Jcfftrson. — Ha  liny  m\ixrlf  no  recollec- 
tion of  Captn.  Crockett,  I  can  add  nothimj  tu  the  information  which  he 
lommunicatefi.   .    .    ." 

123.  Hri;i:  (Aai.'on   -\'i(e-President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S..  2pp.   Ito, 

-Washn.  City,  5  Mar-Od.''  To  "William  P.  Van  Xess  Esqr— Kinder- 
hook  \.  Y.'"    With  hioirraphieal  note,  and  three  portraits. 

".  .  .  Though  I  regret  that  you  have  not  found  leisure  for  the  purpose 
proposed  irhen  ire  last  met.  ijet  I  am  far  from  being  disposed  to  reproach 
i/ou — The  matter  iras  proposed  to  pou  irith  much  hesitation  ii  onlu 
because  it  iras  belicrcd  that  it  could  not  be  so  ircll  performed  by  an- 
other— Though  I  should  hare  been  highly  gratified  by  the  execution,  I  do 
not  repeat  the  ret/ucst. 

"There  is  not  the  sntallest  foundation  in  truth  for  the  reports  which  hare 
reached  ymi  reporting  an  European  Voyage—It  is  wonderful  however 
that  ynii  should  d<(  ni  it  a  subject  of  felicitation." 

124.  Bri.Mi  (Aai;ox— Vice-President  of  the  United  States).     A.X.S.,  Ip.  8vo, 

"In  Chancery.  Somers  et  al  vs  Wilson  et  al."  To  "Geor<je  Wilson, 
Esq  in  pro.  pers.  13th  Sept.  1828."  Eelative  to  a  Court  order  in 
connection   with  tlie  ahove  case. 

125.  Bri;H   (A\i;ox — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.,  Ij).  Ato. 

"i)  Dec.''  To  "^r  Willett,  Ksqr.''  With  bioirraphical  note,  and 
portrait. 

"When  I  took  your  hist  endorsement  payahle  at  tirenty  HiiyM.  I 
crpeeted  that  the  dale  of  my  property  would  have  been  completed  before 
the  expiration  rtf  that  time — It  has  happened  otherwise  .  .  .  irhich 
obliges  me  to  ask  for  a  further  indorsement.   ..." 

126.  BuiiiMTT  (KLiiir  -"the  learned  Blacksmith").    A. U.S..  2pp.  8vo,  "Peace 

Brotherhood  and  Projrress,"'  "3  Winchester  Buildinirs  London,  Aug. 
22.  1851. ■'    To  "Edward  Ashhy."    AVith  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Hearing  you  are  much  interested  in  the  Peace  Movement,  I  take  the 
liberty  of  addressing  a  few  lines  to  you  on  that  subject.  I  should  be 
glad  to  risit  Stfjines  on  Tuesday  ne.rt,  and  explain  to  a  feir  ladies,  in 
some  private  room,  a  department  of  the  Peace  Movement,  called  the 
'Olirc  Leaf  Mission.'  whi<h  is  sustained  entirely  tiy  the  ladies  of  this 
country  and  Anievie<i.   ..." 

127.  BfRRorGiis  (John— American  writer  and  naturalist).     A. U.S..  Ip.  8vo, 

"West  Park,  X.  Y.  July  (i,  1008.''  To  "Mrs.  Sarah  lU  Trumhull, 
Beverly,  Mass."     With  transcri])t.  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  The  writers  best  r(  iranl  is  the  apyroJiation  of  his  intelligent  if 
sympathetic  readers." 


First  Session,  Friday  Aftenwou,  March   12tli 

128.  BuETOX  (B.  H.)  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  'Triday  Oeto  9."    To  "Hill."    Regard- 

ing an  aj)i3ointment. 

129.  BuETOX  (WiLLi.or  E. — English  comedian).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Chambers 

St.,  ^T.  Y.,  April  7,  18o6."'  To  "P.  O'llanlon,  Esq."  With  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait. 

"The  proper  reading  of  the  line  in  question  is  Tplsees,  not  ^'oices.  The 
Romans  were  at  tear  with  the  Tolscians.  and  Cains  Marcus,  afterwards 
Coriolanns,  scattered  the  Yolscians  or,  as  he  says,  fluttered  them,  like 
an  eagle  in  a  dove  cote." 

130.  Butler  (Bexjamix  F. — Attornev-General  of  the  United  States,  Major 

General  in  the  Civil  War).  '  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Sandy  Hill  Sept. 
29th  1819."  To  "Col.  A.  Bnrr."'  With  biographical  note,  and  por- 
trait. 

"7  have  ijours  of  the  '22d.  iiist.  I  have  rccd.  one  or  two  very  peremptory 
demands  from  Mr.  Baldwin  about  filing  the  answer  of  Augustine  Prevost 
to  ivhich  I  have  hy  this  mail  replied,  'that  you  have  the  controul  of  the 
cause  as  counsel  therein,  d-  as  residing  nearest  to  G.  W.  Prevost  the 
principal  deft.  <{-  that  I  therefore  refer  him  to  you  on  the  subject.'  .   .   . 

"/  regret  that  the  multiplicitif  of  Mr.  Van  Bnrens  concerns,  political, 
official,  and  professional,  pn  rented  him  from  informing  me  of  your  com- 
munications with  him  on  the  subject.  .   .   ." 

131.  Butler  (Bexjamix  F. — Attorney-General  of  the  United  States;  Major- 

General  in  the  Civil  War).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Xew  York,  Deer.  12th., 
1834."  To  "Thos.  W.  Olcott,  Esqr."  With  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 

132.  Butler  (Bexjamix  F. — Attorney-General  of  the  United  States;  Major- 

General  in  the  Civil  War).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  4to,  "N'ew  York,  Jany 
25th,  1843."    To  "The  Hon.  Hngh  S.  Legare,  Atty.  Gen.  U.  States, 
Washington."     With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 
Legal  letter  refers  to  two  cases,  cue  as  follows, — 

"The  case  of  the  Schooner  Catharine,  Tyng  claimant,  vs.  the  U.  States, 
will  probably  be  disposed  of  without  an  argument  of  the  appeal.  Nego- 
tiations are  now  going  on  between  the  counsel  for  Tyng  and  the  British 
Consul,  between  ichoni  a  controversy  is  pending  as  to  the  cargo  of  the 
vessel,   ..." 

133.  Butteefield  (Daxiel — Brigadier-General  in  the  Civil  War).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Xew  York,  March  30,  ISGo."  To  "His  ■Excellency  R.  R. 
Fenton,  Governor  of  the  State  of  Xcw  York."  Recommending  Lieu- 
tenant E.  E.  Sill,  of  the  136th  X.  Y.  for  promotion ;  Also,  A.L.S., 
Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  D.  C."  To  "Adjt.  Genl.  Hillhouse,"  calling 
attention  to  the  application  of  W.  E.  Butterfield,  1st  Lieut.  61st 
Regt.  X.  Y.  S.  V.    With  transcript  of  each  letter,  and  portrait. 


First  Session.  Fridaii  ^iftcnioon,  March   IJth 

134.  Bykox  (Geohge  Gordon,  Lord — author  of  "Don  Juan").  A.L.S,,  2pp. 
8vo,  ":Marcli  2cl,  1814."     No  place.     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

A  Fine  Specimen,  signed  "livKON,"  writtcu  sliortly  after  the  publication 
of  "The  Corsair"    (Jan.  1S14),  and  aliout  the  time  of  the  inilili.ution  of 
the  satire, — "Anti-Byron,"   (:\Ianh.  1JS14). 
".1///  dear  Sir 

"[  am  afraid  that  ultat  //oh  call  trash  is  iilatjucli/  to  the  purixi.si-  and 
(•(/•//  ffood  sense  into  the  Itargain — and  to  tell  the  truth  for  some  little 
time  past  I  hare  heeii  much  of  the  same  opinion— which  serres  to  confirm 
mc  in  my  present  resolution. 

"Are  you  fond  of  cyder  and  sherry.^  I  hare  a  hogshead  of  each  in 
Worcestershire  n-hieh  I  dont  knoie  what  to  do  with — and  if  you  like  it,  it 
shall  be  sent  carriage  free — and  presented  to  you  for  your  'bye  drinkings' 
without  expense  rf  as  little  trouble  as  1  can  give  you  with  it. 

••/  n-ant  all  my  boxes  of  papers  and  trunks  that  may  contain  others  as 
.<<iim(  I  liare  at  present  a  u'ish  to  refer  to.  Let  them  be  sent  down  when 
convenient." 

[See  Illustration] 

ISo.  Cadell  (KoHEiiT — the  publisher  of  Sir  Walter  Scott's  writings).  A.L.S., 
2pp.  4to,  "Edinburgh  29  June  1824."'  To  "AVm  Jordan."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait  on  Japanese  vellum  paper. 

Meiitioiis  Scott's  "Redgauntlet." 

"/  had  a  good  laugh  at  Your  Review  of  Redgauntlet.  You  used  to  say 
that  I  was  very  fine  in  my  characters  of  books,  .  .  .  I  pity  the  reader  uho 
does  not  relish  Wandering  Willie  and  Peter  Peebles,  and  Nasby,  and 
Provost  Crosby  tCc. — When  the  Englishers  differ  about  the  mint  of  Red- 
gauntlet, if  they  do  they  do  not  understand  it.  .   .   . 

".l*  /  am  sending  you  muckle  books  pray  accept  also  a  Copy  of  Sr.  W. 
Scott's  Sirift,  of  which  we  hare  just  brought  out  a  new  edition,  there  are 
some  new  letters  i)i  this  (dition.  and  the  (/rcat  author  has  revised  the 
Life  ..." 


13G.  Calhoux  (Johx  C— Vice-President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
4pp.  4to,  "War  Dept.  9th  June,  1822.**  To  "Hon.  Thos.  J.  Rogers." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"The  pressure  of  official  duties  has  prcrented  mc  from  acknowh  dying 
your  favor  of  the  14th  of  May  till  this  time.  The  unanimity  which  pre- 
vails in  Pennsylvania  is  very  gratifying.  .  .  .1  hope,  that  our  friend 
Vaughan  will  be  the  Republican  candidate.  Xo  one  tcill  administ<r  the 
State  more  safely  or  virtuously.  If  Pennsylvania  stands  firm,  the  hopes 
of  the  opposers  of  the  administration  must  be  blasted. 

"Information  from  all  quarters  still  continue  favorable.  It  is  particu- 
larly so  from  the  West.  The  Gazette  continues  to  pour  its  torrent  of 
filth  against  me,  but  with  effects  very  different  from  what  it  intends. 
After  clamoring  for  the  documents  in  the  Rip  Rap  contract,  he  has  not 
had  the  candour  to  publi.fh  them.  .  .  .  We  want  a  paper  here  to  expose 
such  villainy.  You  will  sec  by  the  prospectus,  of  which  I  enclose  you 
copies,  that  Col.  McKenney  proposes  to  pul)lish  such  a  paper.   .    .    . 

"The  meeting  between  MeDuffie  &  Cumming  probably  took  place  on 
the  Ith  but  on  the  Caroline  side  of  Savannah  River.  I  trust  in  Ood  he 
is  safe.     Few  lives  are  so  valuable  as  his.  ..." 


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GEORGE  (JOKDON,  LORD  BYRON 

Autograph  Letter,  Signed.     1814 

[No.  134] 


First  Session.  Fridd//  Afternoon ,  MarcJi    1  Jth 

137.  Caliioux  (John  ( '. -\i.  .-I'l-oi.l.ni  ..f  the  I'nitcd  States).  A.L.S.. 
4pp.  4to,  "Wasliington  \\\\  Jaiiy.  IS'^!)."  With  transcript,  bioj,'raph- 
ical  note,  and  portrait. 

'TZ/r  people  hare  indeed  arhiereil  a  jjreat  rielorif,  irhirh  /  /io/<r  imii/ 
be  no  iixed  <ix  to  result  in  the  Itintin;/  prusperitu  of  thr  luunti!/ :  to 
effect  which  much  will  depend  on  the  virtue  anil  pntriotinm  of  those,  irho 
took  the  lead  in  the  support  of  the  successful  candidate.  .  .  .  With  these 
views,  I  deem  all  morements  in  relation  to  the  succession,  not  only  dis- 
respectful to  the  President  elect  hut  vicious:  and  I  hope  that  thep  trill 
he  discountenanced  hp  ercrp  friend  of  the  partp  and  countrp.  Let  us  on 
our  part  do  our  dutij  hi/  contrihuttinff  to  give  solidity  and  a  wise  direction 
to  the  next  administration ;   .    .    . 

"The  ereitemcnt  to  the  ^outh  is  great  hut  I  do  not  douht  attachment 
of  the  section  to  fhc  J'nion.  The  people  of  that  section  hare  erer  Ixcn 
devoted  to  their  attachment.  .•.    ." 

13S.  Callexdeij  (Joseph  Jr.).  A.L.S..  Ip.  Ito,  "Boston,  April  ;),  KG2.''  To 
"Mr.  William  Cooper,  Town  Gierke." 

An  interesting  letter  showing  the  requirement  necessary  luidi-r  tlie 
Massachusetts  laws  for  keeping  strangers  in  town. 

"In  Conformity  to  the  act  of  the  I'rorincc  Rclateing  to  Receiveing  such 
Persons  into  our  houses  Who  are  not  inhabitants  of  the  Town.  I  irill  to 
the  best  of  my  knowledge  Inform  you  of  a  Girl  irho  noio  hires  With  inc. 
her  name  is  liclhiah  TJiayer,  of  about  13  Years  old.  I  Received  her  the 
IGth  March  last.  She  Came  fvom  Brantree  where  the  most  of  her 
Friends  Lives,  .  .  .  She  was  sent  into  Town.  I  Believe  not  so  much  out 
of  Necessity,  as  to  Learn  the  Oeconomy  of  Family  here.  For  I  under- 
stand she  has  some  Estate  left  her  which  she  Possess  When  of  Age.  .   .   ." 

130.  Camerox  (Simox — United  States  Senator  from  Pennsylvania.  Secretary 
of  War,  Minister  to  Russia).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Middletown,  July 
11,  1840."  To  "Eeoh  Fra:^er,  Esq."  With  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 

"/  have  been  spending  some  days  up  the  Susfjuchanna.  and  hare  had  an 
opportunity  of  seing  some  hundreds  of  the  most  actirc  &  influential 
democrats  of  the  North.  I  have  never  seen  so  much  enthusiasm  «&  suih  a 
determination  to  succeed  as  now  pervades  the  whole  party.  When  the 
democrats  determine  to  succeed,  you  know  they  can  do  so.  ..." 

140.  Campbell  (Johx  A. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
appointed,  1853).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "Private.  I  Street,  April  21st 
60."  To  "Hon.  L.  Q.  C.  Lamar."  With  transcript.  l)ioo:raphical 
note,  and  portrait.  Lengthy  and  interesting  legal  letter,  with  mic- 
tion of  the  "Dred  Scott"  case. 

111.  Campbell  (Thomas — British  poet).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Ashford,  near 
Stainer,  April  4,  1830."  To  "Mrs  (Dr)  Hughes."  With  addressed 
envelope,  transcript,  and  portrait.    Kefers  to  his  own  illness. 

142.  Caxnixg  (George — English  statesman).  A.L.S.,  2])p.  8vo,  "[Drinning- 
thut,]   Augt.  0,  ITIXJ."     With  portrait. 

"Lord  Orenrille  has  desired  me  to  return  you  the  inclosed  Paper. 

"/  am  sorry  that  there  has  been  in  any  delay  in  preparing  your  letters 
of  Recall.  It  has  arisen  only  from  the  loss  of  the  Hook  in  which  the 
Precedent  for  them  is  to  tic  takt  n.  ..." 


First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  Mareh   12th 

1-13.  Carlyle  (Thomas — author  of  "The  French  Revolution").  A.L.S.,  3pp. 
8vo,  "Addiseome,  7  April,  1849."  To  "Mr.  Macready."'  AVith  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

ixteresting  lettek  written  to  the  famous  actor,  with  mention  of 
Mrs  Carlyle. 

"There  is  nothing  so  judicious  done  as  what  you  propose :  pray  do  it, 
therefore;  and  unless  this  Donnedian  volunteer  to  send  me  some  Cromivell 
letters  tvhich  I  have  not.  let  the  affair  drop  at  this  point. 

"I  came  walking  out  hither  yesterday  afternoon ;  one  of  the  finest  days 
I  have  ever  seen,  converting  the  ivhole  country  into  a  series  of  Canalettis 
or  Claude-Lorraines  for  me,  as  I  stalked  silently  along,  .  .  .  Jane  I  found 
pretty  icell ;  all  is  very  quiet  here  as  yet.  all  is  very  vernal;  and  ire  are 
to  return  on  Monday. — soon  after  ivhich  may  ire  not  hope  to  see  youf 
Jane  sends  all  manner  of  kind  regards  to  you  and  every  one." 

14-1.  Caklyle  (Thomas- -author  of  "The  French  Eevolutiou").  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
8vo,  "4.  Myddelton  Terrace,  Pentonville,  Thursday."'  To  "I.  Tay- 
lor, Esq.  Waterloo  Place."'  With  transcript,  and  portrait  on  India 
paper. 

Relative  to  his  famous  life  of  Schiller. 

"7  leave  Town  on  ^Saturday  morning  at  7  o'clock,  for  a  month  or  five 
treeks.  I  wish  very  tnuch  of  course  to  have  that  coyy  of  Hehiller  com- 
plete in  print  hefore  mr.  and  some  settlement  ahout  the  yuhlication  of  it 
prior  to  my  departure.  ..." 

145.  CAiiPtOLL  (Charles,  of  Caerolltox — last  surviving  Signer  of  the  Dec- 
laration of  Independence).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Doughoragen  25th, 
Sept.  1826.'"    With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  have  learnt  from  a  source  on  which  I  can-  rely  that  Wiltshire  & 
his  wife  are  undeserving  objects  of  charity:  they  have  no  intention  of 
going  to  Barbados;  .  .  .  their  going  to  that  Island,  or  rather  their  saying 
so  ivas  to  obtain  a  loan  of  .$2tK),  or  $300  which  they  )ievcr  intend  to 
pay  ..." 

14G.  Cass  (Lewis — General ;  Governur  of  Ohio :  Secretary  of  State  of  the 
United  States  under  Buchanan).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Washington 
Feb.  10,  1819.  Private!"  To  "Fletcher  Webster,  Esq."  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

''Some  days  ago  Air.  Forbes  wrote  me  that  from  information  he  had 
received  from  China,  he  had  reason  to  believe  that  our  recent  treaty  ivith 
China  icas  subject  to  the  objections  you  state.  I  immediately  requested 
Mr.  Forbes  to  come  here,  that  the  subject  might  be  properly  investigated. 
He  came  without  delay,  and  after  a  full  examination  of  the  treaty,  and  of 
Mr.  Piercr's  dispatches  and  also  of  the  correspondence  between  that 
gcnIU  HKin  (ind  Lord  Elgin  he  became  perfectly  satisfied  that  the  treaty 
should  lie  rati  lied.   .    .    .'' 

147.  Cass  (Lewis — (xcneral;  Governor  of  Ohio;  Secretary  of  State  of  the 
United  States  under  Buchanan).  A.L.S.,  4pp'.  4to,  "Paris,  March 
12,  1842."  To  "Mr.  (T.  W.)  White.'"  With  transcript,  biograph- 
ical  note,   and  portrait. 

"/  am  ashamed  to  have  disappointed  you  so  much  respecting  the  con- 
tinuation of  my  account  of  Cypress.  But  the  truth  is  it  has  been  i/mpos- 
sible  for  me  to  procure  the  necessary  stati.^tieal  information.     I  did  not 

[Continued 


i'V/-.s7   Session.   Fridd//   JfUriioon.   Mfirrh    1  Jtli 


[Xo.  147 — Vuntiniu'uil\ 

want  to  »(■»</  i/(iu  (t  ijufjfr  uiiirnrlhn  of  //oi/r  .lounml.  Ho  you  must 
crvusc  inc.  and  truxt  to  my  dctcnnination  to  (jo  on  the  momvnt  I  can, 
n-hwh  irilt  Itc  xhorttj/.  May  I  axk  you  to  xrnil  me  thro'  my  friend  Maj 
Leirix  tiro  coyiex  of  my  fir.it  artich  ii/toii  I'yiirixs.  us  I  harr  mixlaid  the 
only  one  J  had. 

'7  forward  h(  rcirilh  a  Journal  (Its  Ih  hats.  You  trill  find  at  the  bottom 
iif  the  Ihrte  first  /laycs  what  the  I'rf  neh  Journalists  eall  a  Fruilletun, 
literally  a  little  Uaf.  It  is  a  part  of  the  daily  yapi  rs.  which  is  deroted 
to  literature,  to  arts  t(-  the  sciences,  and  thus  the  uninterestiny  monotony 
of  polities  is  hroki  n  by  these  articles,  often  written  by  the  abU  st  authors 
&  generally  instruetire  «S:  amusiny.  These  is  a  class  of  literary  men  here 
attached  to  the  daily  iiress.  who  derole  tliemseln s  to  this  pursuit.  .  .  . 
]Vould  to  hearen  that  our  ypaers  would  adopt  the  same  plan,  and  diversify 
their  tedious  political  contests  by  a  little  sprinkliny  of  taste  and  sense. . . ." 

148.  Catkon  (John — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court,  ap- 
pointed, 1837).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Feby  14/53."  To  "The  Librarian 
of  the  n.U.''  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Regarding  State 
pajDcrs. 

]4l>.  CiiAMiJEitLAix  (J.  L. — Brig.  (Jen.  in  the  Civil  War).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 
'•Augusta,  Feb.  !),  18(5!).'"  To  "A.  C.  Cary,  Esq.''  With  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

"/  have  asked  the  Legislature  to  make  the  requisite  appropriations  for 
paying  the  1)alance  of  your  bill  when  the  council  shall  have  audited 
it.   ..." 

15U.  Chambei;lain  (Joshua  L. — Brigadicr-lioneral  in  the  Civil  War;  retired 
from  the  army  with  a  brilliant  record).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Portland, 
Elaine,  January  5th,  1910."  To  '"Colonel  J.  H.  Benton,  Boston, 
Mass.''     With  transcript,  biographiial  note,  and  portrait. 

"...  Your  courtesies  to  mc  in  years  past  are  not  forgotten.  Espe- 
cially cherished  is  the  remembrance  of  an  evening  at  the  Algonquin, 
where  with  dear  General  Martin  and  our  honored  friend  General  W'ooford 
of  \ew  York,  we  had  a  rare  symposium.  ..." 

151.  Chandler   (William   E. — Secretary  of  the  Xavy,  and  United  States 

Senator  from  New  Hampshire).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Waterloo  X.  H. 
Octo  20  1913."  To  "Hon.  J.  H.  Benton,  Boston."  With  transcript, 
and  portrait  with  autograph  signature. 

".  .  .  The  pamphlet  of  W  E  C  &.  Edna  Dean  Proctor  shows  what  we 
have  done.  Gen  V  II  Darling  is  Chairman  of  our  lioston  Committee. 
Please  cooperate  with  them  in  circulating  the  full  account  in  Massa- 
chusetts. ..." 

152.  CiiANULKU  (ZACiiAiiiAii  —  I'nitcd  States  Senator  from  Michigan,  Secre- 

tary of  the  Interior).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  12mo,  "Forty-Second  Congress 
IJ.  S.  House  of  Kepresentatives  Washington  D.  C.  Sept.  19th  1872.*' 
To  "Hon.  If.  Hamlan."  With  biographical  note,  and  portrait; 
Also,— .\.L.S.,   Ip.  8vo. 

"/  want  you  to  come  to  Michigan  d  hold  four  or  fire  mass  meetings  in 
as  many  of  the  largest  and  strongest  Republican  Counties  in  the  State, 
say  Jackson,  Linowa,  Hillsdale  <(■  Branch  Counties.  lilair  has  made  the 
most   imprt  ssion  in   th(s<    strong  Republican   counties.    .    .    ." 


First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  March   12th 

153.  Chaknikg    (William   E, -^celebrated   American   Unitarian   Minister). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Boston,  Jany.  26,  1811."  To  "Eevd  Mr.  Greely 
Turner,  Me."    With  biograpbical  note,  and  portrait. 

154.  Chase  (Salmon  P. — Chief  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court,  ap- 

pointed, 1864).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Cincinnati,  Feb.  11,  1845."  To 
"Robert  F.  Paine,  Esq.  House  of  Representatives,  Columbus,  Ohio." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"There  is  loud  complaint  in  this  quarter  that  the  habeas  corpus  act  is 
so  defective  that  it  is  almost  useless  as  a  security  of  personal  libcrlt/. 
The  writ  is  not  directed  to  the  Sheriff:  consequently  a  perso)i  restraining 
another  of  liberty  may  put  the  ivrit  in  his  pocket  and  go  beyond  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Court  and  laugh  at  its  authority:  noiv  a  person  claimr 
ing  the  custody  of  another,  as  a  child  or  several  for  instance  may  make 
his  own  case  by  his  return,  and  this  return  except  so  far  as  contradicted 
by  testimony  is  to  stand  as  true :  then  there  is  no  provision  for  continu- 
ances, or  for  costs,  or  for  safe  keeping.  ..." 

155.  Chase  (Salmon  P. — Chief  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court,  ap- 

pointed, 1864).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Washington,  Jany  18,  1850." 
With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Fine  political  letter. 

"The  Telegraph  brings  news  that  the  Senatorial  Election  was  post- 
poned yesterday  for  one  tveek  on  motion  of  Gen.  Gushing.  The  result  has 
disappointed  the  friends  of  freedom  here  greatly,  ...  7  am  anxious  to 
knoio  more  clearly  than  I  can  gather  from  the  papers  what  the  cause  of 
this  frustration  of  the  arrangement  between  the  parties  is.  .  .  .  The 
impression  here  is  that  the  Free  Democracy  did  not  take  due  precaution 
in  acting  with  the  old  line  .  .  .  Will  the  Free  Democracy  adhere  to 
Sumner  at  all  costs?  If  not,  tvould  it  be  possible  to  elect  Mills  or  Waton? 
I  feel  a  deep  interest  in  1lic  (Irdion  of  Sinniicr  if  possible  and  if  not  of 
Mills,  Waton  or  sonw  otlicr  irlio  n-itl  coini.stt  irith  me  in  carrying  on  our 
tvarfare.  Seward'fi  vivics  arc  different  from  mine.  He  expects  to  revolu- 
tionize the  Whig  Party,  Capitalists  and  all,  and  anticipates,  I  suppose, 
some  grand  scheme  of  compensated  emancipation,  national  debt  d-c.  dc. 
Hale  is  excellent  for  a  debate  or  skirmish,  but  he  will  not  adopt  a  system 
of  action  or  consult  as  to  one.  ..." 

156.  Chase  (Salmon  P. — Chief  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court,  ap- 

pointed, 1864).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Treasury  Department,  Oct.  7, 
1863.  Private:'  To  "Cyrus  W.  Field,  Esq.""  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait. 

"/  am  glad  that  you  are  doing  your  part  toicards  making  the  Stay  of 
the  Naval  Officers  of  the  Good  Queen  in  our  Metropolitan  harbor  agree- 
able to  them.  My  faith  is  strong  that  the  English  Gorvrnmcnt  will  yet 
see  that  the  interests  of  mankind  demand  that  there  should  be  no  aliena- 
tion of  the  two  great  branches  of  the  Anglo  Sa.ro)i  family  from  each 
other;  and  will  do  its  part  towards  removing  all  causes  of  alienation  by 
full  reparation  inflicted  on  American  Commerce  by  unneutral  acts  of 
British  subjects,  known  to  &  not  prerented  by  the  responsible  author- 
ities. ..." 


Fir.st   Session,  Fridiiji  AfUriioofi.  MarcJi   1  .^th 

15T.  Cjiase  (SaL-Mon  I',  ("liief  Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme 
Court,  appointed  18G4).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Treasury  Department, 
Deo.  10,  1803."  To  "lion.  E.  R.  Stanton,"  relative  to  a  letter  from 
a  Mrs.  Wrij^ht.  asking  an  appointment  for  her  iiushand;  Also,  L.S., 
Ip.  4to,  ''Treasury  Department,  July  Gth,  18G3.''  To  "H.  Barney, 
Collr.  Xew  York,"  relative  to  a  hill  for  olliee  furniture  supplied  to 
the  Appraiser's  Department.  With  transcript  of  each  letter,  and 
portrait. 

lo8.  Chase  (Salmon  P. — Chief  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court,  ap- 
pointed, 181)4).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Washington,  Sep.  20,  18GG.-'  To 
"Mr.  Ball,  Esq."    AVith  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  wrote  you  a  feic  days  siucc  ahoiit   the  notes  of  name  not 

recollected  endorsed   by  Fruzer.     I   hare   not   yet  found   them,  and  fear 
they  icerc  stolen.  ..." 

159.  Chase  (Samuel — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court,  ap- 
pointed, i:9G).  A.D.S.,  3pp.  4to,  no  date.  To  "His  Excellency, 
The  Governor  &  The  TTon.  The  Council  of  Maryland."  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait.  Recommendation,  with  28  signatures  that  Roh- 
ert  Lawson  he  re-appointed  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

]G0.  Choate  (RuFUS-"-brilliant  American  lawyer).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "In 
Court  Oct.  19th,  1842."  To  "Asa  Andrews,  Esq.  Ipswich."  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  have  the  great  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  the  Jury  hare  this 
moment  rendered  a  verdict  in  your  favor  for  the  sum  of  $1983 — d-  a  few 
cents.  We  had  the  aid  of  a  kind,  fair  d  able  charge  d  course  of  instruc- 
tions of  the  Bench;  an  intelligent  jury  d  tolerant  prosecuting  officer.  .   .   .'' 

IGl.  Choate  (Rufus — brilliant  American  lawyer).  14pp.  4to,  of  the  orig- 
inal manuscript  of  a  speech  by  Choate  at  the  great  political  meet- 
ing in  Lowell  which  Daniel  Webster  attended  as  presiding  officer. 
With  partial  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  2  portraits;  also  two 
pages  of  manuscript  in  another  hand. 

Regarding  this  meeting,  which  was  well  attended,  Daniel  Webster  tells 
the  following,  speaking  of  the  supports, — "/  think  the  floor  is  going  to  fall 
and  ire  shall  all  be  in  hell  together  i)i  ten  minutes  if  irr  do  not  get  out 
of  here."  To  this  Choate  later  replied, — "Brother  ButUr,  did  you  think 
that  because  I  was  throxcn  ivith  you  here  ice  should  necessarily  go  to  the 
same  place  hereafter?'' 

A  portion  of  Choate's  raanuscript  reads  as  follows, — 
"To  meet  my  fellow-citizens  of  Lowell  and  of  Middlcscr,  without  dis- 
tinction of  party,  between  whom  (the  larger  number  of  ichom)  and  my- 
self I  may  hope  from  the  ttrnis  of  the  call  undrr  irhich  you  assemble 
there  is  some  sympathy  of  opinioti  and  feeling  on  the  political  topics 
now  prominent  before  the  community.  .  .  .  not  as  sectionists  (God  for- 
bid!) but  as  so)is  and  dauglitirs  of  our  united  and  inherited  Ameri<a.  irho 
lore  her  filially,  fernntlj/  for  herself,  our  own.  the  beautiful,  the  admired, 
the  bountiful,  the  imperial  and  general  Parent — and  jrhose  heart's  desire 
and  prayer  to  God  is  to  know  how  we  shall  srcre  her  best — this  is  a 
pleasure  and  privilege  for  which  I  shall  be  very  long  and  very  deeply 
in  your  debt." 


First  Session,  Fridaji  Afternoon,  Mareh   12th 

162.  Civil  Wak  Officers.     Autooraph  Signatures  of  :Major-General  Philip 

Kearny,  Major-General  John  C.  Fremont,  Major-Gcncral  Don  Carlos 
Biiell," General  W.  T.  Sherman,  Brigadier-General  Xathaniel  Lyon, 
Major-General  Franz  Sigel,  and  Major-General  Oliver  0.  Howard. 
With  hiographieal  note  and  portrait  of  each ;  Also,  Autograph  Sig- 
natures of.— General  H.  J.  Kilpatrick,  Bvt.  Major-General  Ahner 
Doubleday,  John  E.  Wool,  Major-General  George  H.  Thomas,  and 
Major-General  Winfield  S.  Hancock.  The  whole  neatly  mounted  and 
hinged    in    one    folder. 

163.  Clay   (Henry — Fnited   States  Senator  from  Kentucky;  United  States 

Secretary  of  State).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington  28t  Dec.  1811." 
To  "William  Strother  Madison  Surgs.  Mate  Special."  With  bio- 
graphical notice,  and  portrait. 

"To  the  list  of  recommendations  which  have  been  made  to  you  of 
persons  suitable  for  surgeons''  mates  in  the  Navy,  I  will  add  the  name  of 
William  Strother  Madison,  son  of  Gabriel  Madison  late  of  Kentucky.  ..." 

164.  Clay   (Henry — United  States  Senator  from  Kentucky;  United  States 

Secretary  of  State).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington  lOt  Oct.  1826." 
To  "Capt.  John  ]\reany.''  With  franked  address,  biographical  notice, 
and  portrait. 

"Your  letter  of  the  lUfh  ulfo  liiidli/  roniitiniiiciitiiif/  i/oiir  iri]Iiii(/ii(ss  to 
carry  out/  letters  which  T  might  wish  to  transmit  to  Rio  dc  la  Plata, 
reached  this  city  hcforc  my  return,  and  I  have  not  before  had  leisure  to 
acknowledge  the  receipt  of  it.  I  thank  you  for  your  obliging  offer.  In 
respect  to  alleged  overcharges  at  the  American  Consulate,  the  subject 
will  be  attended  to,  and  information  of  the  views  of  Government  will  be 
officially  communicated.   ..." 

165.  Clay   (Henry — United  States  Senator  from  Kentucky;  United   States 

Secretary  of  State).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Ashland  22d  Sept.  1838." 
To  "Captn  Marryat.''     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  hasten  to  reply  to  your  favor  of  the  20th  inst.  this  moment  received. 
I  scarcely  need  .'<ay  that  it  has  excited  both  surprize  and  pain  with  me 
that  the  circumstance  of  your  dining  with  me.  which  I  am  quite  sure 
afforded  mutual  satisfattion.  should  have  been  made  the  occasion  of  the 
propagation  of  a  report  so  unfounded  as  that  to  which  you  refer.  Nothing 
could  be  remoter  from  the  truth  than  that  you  contradicted  or  insulted 
me,  or  declined  to  drink  a  glass  of  wine  with  me.  On  the  contrary,  your 
whole  conduct  and  deportment  were  perfectly  gentlemanly.  T  derived 
much  pleas%ire  from  your  conversation  and  company:  and  you  will  recol- 
lect that,  when  we  parted,  I  expressed  a  hope  that  I  should  again  meet 
with  you;  and  you  made  cordial  acknowledgements  for  the  very  trifling 
attentions  which  I  had  been  able  to  show  you.  ..." 

166.  Clay  (Henry — United  States  Senator  from  Kentucky;  United  States 

Secretary  of  State).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Ashland  20t  Xov.  1843."  To 
"Benjamin  Balch  Esq.  Newburyport,  ]\rassachusetts."  With  bio- 
graphical notice,  and  portrait. 

'7  received  your  favor,  transmitting  a  plan  of  the  'Xational  Life  Insur- 
ance Company  of  Massachusetts.'  and   informing  nic  that   my  name  has 

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vVMri:i.  L.  CI.KMKNS  -'MAKK  TWAIN 

Aiit<>;,'raph  Letter,  Signe<J.     1,S.S4 

[No.  168] 


First  Session,  Fridai/  Afternoon,  March   12tli 

[Xo.  106 — Continued] 

been  proposed  as  President  of  the  Companij.  Whilst  I  am  thankful  for 
the  compliment  which  such  a  proposal  implies,  I  could  not  reconcile  it  to 
my  sense  of  propriety  to  accept  the  appointment,  if  it  were  formally  ten- 
dered to  me.  At  the  same  time,  I  offer  my  best  ivishes  for  the  success  of 
the  contemplated  Company.  ..." 

167.  Clay   (Hexry — United  States  Senator  from  Kentucky;  United  States 

Secretary  of  State).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Ashland,  21st  June,  184;." 
To  "E.  H.  Wilde,  Esq."  With  transcript,  biographical  notice,  and 
portrait. 

"...  After  our  unsuccessful  endeavor  to  obtain,  in  the  case  of  Villars 
the  order  of  Rochmorc,  I  confess  that  I  felt  .sunk  (lisiijiiKiiiitin'  nt  mtd  dis- 
couragement; but  I  noiv  hope  that  tve  may  he  ahlc  to  ila  n-itlioiit  it.  I 
am  glad  that  you  feel  so  much  confidence,  and  that  it  Ini.^  Ixcn  imigorated 
by  the  opinions  of  the  eminent  gentlemen  xchom  you  have  consulted.  It 
has  been  always  my  ivi-'<h  and  intention  to  assist,  if  I  can,  in  the  Argu- 
ment before  the  S.  Court  of  the  U.  S.  I  concur  entirely  icith  you  that  if 
ice  succeed  at  N.  Orleans,  there  is  nothing  to  apprehend  at  Washington. . . . 

"The  draught  ivhich  you  have  made  of  a  petition  to  the  S.  Court  will 
answer.  I  will  sign  it  and  get  Crittenden  or  Johnson  to  present  it  at  the 
assembling  of  the  Court  in  December.  If  the  prayer  of  it  should  be 
granted,  I  will  instruct  one  or  the  other  of  those  gentlemen  to  endeavor  to 
prevail  on  the  Court  to  fi-v  the  trial  someu-herc  about  the  10th  February 
ne-vt,  ..." 

168.  Clemens  (Samuel  L.— "Mark  Twain'").     A.L.S.,  8pp.  8vo,  "Hartford, 

May  4/84."  Written  in  pencil,  on  one  side  of  8  leaves.  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

An  exceptionally  fine  letter  of  family  interest. 

"My  dear  G's 

"Fm  afraid  we  can't  see  you  in  Europe;  tce've  abandoned  the  idea  of 
going  over  We  ivant  to  go,  but  we  can't  well  afford  it.  We  have  made  but 
few  investments  in  the  last  feiv  years  which  have  not  turned  out  badly. 
Our  losses  during  the  past  three  years  have  been  prodigious.  Three  or 
four  more  of  such  years  ivould  make  it  necessary  for  us  to  move  out  of 
our  house  d-  hunt  for  cheaper  quarters.  You  mustn't  speak  of  these 
things,  of  course. — hoioever,  that  goes  without  saying  as  the  French  say. 
Of  course,  ive  could  go  to  Europe,  but  under  the  circumstances  it  doesn't 
seem  wisest.  We  have  money  to  live  on,  but  we  can't  go  gallivanting 
around  in  an  expensive  icay — as  formerly.  I  must  settle  doicn  to  work 
&  restore  things  to  the  old  condition;  &  one  can  work  better  at  home  than 
in  Europe.  .   .   . 

"The  'Echo'  has  come,  now,  &  I  shall  shoio  that  to  the  Warners  & 
others.  To  me  it  is  perfectly  beautiful;  <£■  so  is  it  also  to  Miss  Lizzy 
Footc.  She  draws  d  paints  <&  is  not  tvholly  ignorant,  but  I  am.  Eve's 
head  is  fine.  Imt  the  Echo  is  all  fine — she  is  fautless  in  form,  she  is  lovely, 
she  i.s-  t,(  iiutijid.  .   .   . 

"//  (iccurH  to  me,  noiv,  that  you  have  never  said  very  much  about  it, 
nor  said  anything  about  exhihitiiig  it  in  the  Salon.  Why  is  this?  Did  you 
prefer  the  Eve  to  it?  In  mi/  i><  rptc.rity  it  has  occurred  to  me  that  the 
Echo  may  be  a  copy  of  some  mastcipicce.  d-  that  you  made  it  in  the  way 
of  practice;  d  thai  this  is  the  reason  why  you  have  not  enlarged  upon 
it  in  your  letters.  ..." 

[Sec  Illustration] 


Fii'fit  Session,  Friddji  Aftcnioou,  March    1  JfJi 

]69.  Clemens  (Siierraim) — Uuitrd  Statr^  Coii^^a-essmaii  t'n>iii  N'irLrinia). 
A.L.S..  Ip.  Svo,  ''Washini^^ton  Manh  1.  ISOh"  To  '-lion  J.  Black, 
Sec  of  State." 

"/  rcconiuund  the  rrrortitiitii  of  the  (immintmoit  of  tin  r<irl,i  ixlnirf/ 
Xeu-fi,  a.<>  the  mctliion  thru  irhUh,  the  hnrx  of  the  U.  S.  .shall  tie  iiubUiihrd 
ill  ^VestCl^H  Va.  and  the  selection  of  the  Wheeling  Intelligencer  Wheeling 
V«." 

ITO.  Cleveland  (Grover — 22nd  and  21th  President  of  the  United  States). 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Cleveland,  Bissell  &  Sicard  Counselors  at  Law. 
Weed  Block,  cor.  :\rain  c^-  Swan  Sts.  Buffalo  Nov.  IHth  1^82"  To 
":N[.  D.  Phillips  Esq."-'    With  portrait. 

"If  there  is  o»(/  puhlished  genealogy  of  the  Cleveland  familg  I  hare  no 
douht  it  can  he  ohatined  by  addressing  Edmund  James  Cleveland." 

m.  Cleveland  (Grover— 22nd  and  24th  President  of  the  United  States). 
A.X.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  Aug.  26,  1895. 

172.  Cleveland  (Grover— 22nd  and  24th  President  of  the  United  States). 
A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Westland,  Princeton,  New  Jersey.  Mav  10, 
1897."  To  "A.  E.'  Xash,  Mana,<rin,i?  Editor  of  The  Foruiii,  New  York 
City."    Witli  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  do  not  see  my  way  clear  to  meet  your  Irishes  in  the  matter  of  the 
Reform  dinner  speech.  I  am  not  willing  to  he  a  party  to  prexenting  a 
speech  as  a  magazine  article:  .  .  .  I  had  no  idea  xohen  the  puhlication 
of  the  speech  in  the  Forum  iras  mentioned  that  it  meant  anything  more 
than  its  publication  as  a  speech,  though  I  wondered  why  a  copy  teas 
requested  of  something  that  was  to  appear  in  the  ncirspapers  the  next 
morning.    ..." 

i:3.  Cleveland  (Grover— 22nd  and  24th  President  of  the  United  States). 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Grav  Gables  Buzzards  Bay  ]\rassachusetts  Aug. 
28.  1899."'    To  ":M.  D.' Phillips,  Esq."    With  portrait. 

"The  last  of  quite  a  numht r  of  people  ichom  I  hare  heard  of  as  having 
tacJdcd  the  Cleveland  genealogy,  is  Edmund  J.  Cleveland  of  Hartford, 
Conn." 

174.  Cleveland  (Grover— 22nd  and  24tH  President  of  the  United  States). 

A.L.S..  1pp.  8vo,  "Westland,  Princeton,  Xe\v  Jersey.  Dec.  12.  1899." 
To  "John  P.  Street  Esq."    With  portrait. 

''Has  the  Experiment  Htation  with  which  you  arc  connected  found  any 
publication  suggesting  the  best  manner  of  treating  farm  sails  in  this 
Vicinity?  I  have  a  little  farm  located  about  3  miles  N.  W.  of  this  place 
ichich  I  think  would  stand  considerable  treatment;  ..." 

175.  Cleveland  (Grover— 22nd  and  2  Ith  President  of  the  United  States). 

A.L.S..  2pp.  8vo,  "Buzzards  Bay  Mass.  July  24,  1903."  To  "Pres- 
ident Francis."     With  transcript,  and  ])ortrait. 

"When  I  icas  in  St.  Louis  I  saw  coiisid< rahlr  of  ^[r  Theo  L.  Blair  and 
also  something  of  his  irife.  They  were  both  quite  prominent  in  Exposition 
matters. 

"After  my  return  to  I'riiiffton  }fr.  lilair  sent  ini  a  hook  irhich  I  icas 
very  glad  to  g<t.   ..." 


First  Session,  Fridai/  Afternoon,  March   12th 

176.  Clifford  (Xathax — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1858).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Xewfield  l^o\.  15,  1833."  To 
"Hon.  Francis  ().  J.  Smith,  Portland,  Me."  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait.  Mainly  personal,  but  states  that: 
".  .  .poliiicks  has  thrmcn  me  out  of  ayrofitahle  professional  busi- 
ness.  ..." 

177.  Clifford  (Nathax — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1858).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Newfield  July  16.  1837."  To 
"Messrs  Alden  &  Crosby."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and 
portrait.     Regarding  the  action  "Tracy  vs.  Enfield.'' 

178.  Clinton  (De  Witt — Governor  of  jSTew  York).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Albany, 

5  January  1826."  To  "The  Honorable  Stephen  A^an  Renselaer  In 
Congress  Washington."  With  transcript,  l)iographical  notice,  and 
portrait. 

"/  send  you  under  cover  to  mij  friend  the  Post  Master  General,  a  book 
presented  to  you  by  Alonzo  Williams  ivho  has  himself  prepared  the 
stereotyping  plates  &  printed  the  hook.  .  .  .  I  have  sent  it  on  in  this 
way, — its  felloic  accompanied  it  to  my  house  for  myself,  and  this  will 
account  for  its  being  in  my  possession.   .-  .    ." 

179.  Clinton   (George — Vice-President  of  the  United  States;  Governor  of 

New  York;  Member  of  Continental  Congress).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  folio, 
"New  York  11th.  Jany  1762."  To  his  brother,  "Captain  James 
Clinton."  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  ]\Iargin  of  letter  slightly 
torn. 

Relative  to  supplies,  and  mentions  a  dispute  between  his  father  and  a 
Mr.   Bartly. 

180.  Clinton   (George — Vice-President  of  the  United  States;  Governor  of 

New  York;  Member  of  the  Continental  Congress).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  4to, 
"Little  Britain,  19th.  Peby,  1864."  To  his  brother,  "Capt.  Clinton." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

An  exceptionally  fine  letter. 

"/  had  hopes  of  having  the  pleasure  of  returning  Home  from  Esopus 
by  your  Quarters  .  .  .  hut  teas  disappointed  by  the  Arrival  of  Col.  Parks 
Capt.  Van  Ess  irifh  xoine  qther  Young  Genthinni  from  Albany  and  Xetr 
England  with  Mis.s  l'<  </!/!/  Parks  and  Ladies  from  CJa  rrrsack  whom  I 
could  not  be  permitted  to  Leave.  They  Confiiuied  in  a  continued  Scene 
of  Mirth  d-  Jollity  in  that  Place  -fill  Ha  turd  ay  2  oVIock  P.  M.  at  which 
time  they  and  I  departed  for  our  resiKctire  Honies.  .  .  I  had  the 
Pleasure  of  seeing  two  of  the  DeWitts  there  and  should  hare  been  that 
Evening  with  them,  had  I  known  that  I  should  have  got  no  farther  that 
Night  than  Mr.  Ellinges,  ivhere  I  was  detained  very  agreealtly.  either  by 
the  strong  Perswasions  of  the  Parents  or  the  exquisite  Charms  of  the 
Daughter — but  let  the  Reason  of  my  Delay  he  imputed  to  either  Cause,  it 
had  so  poiverful  an  Effect  on  poor  me,  as,  to  keep  me  there  till  Monday 
after  Dinner  .  .  .  Mr.  Bascome  informs  me  {by  Mr.  Smith's  nirections) 
that  the  Agreement  formerly  made  hy  the  Attornies  i.s  di.solred  but  that 
there  is  a  new  one  made  that  keeps  the  Door  to  the  Admi.^sion  of  the 
Practice  of  the  Laiv  as  close  as  ever  and  that  therefore  he  can  do  nothing 
for  me —  This  is  not  the  kind  Treatment  I  rcasonatily  e.rpectcd  frotn  him, 
nor,  does  it  correspond  n-ith  his  kind  {if  they  irere  .'<incere)  Profession.^ — 
But  I  scorn  to  cast  Rejections  or  to  take  such  dirty  Revenge  therefore 
shall  remain  Contented  in  my  Ambiguous  State  till  my  own  Industry  & 
kind  Providence  change  it  for  the  Better.  ..." 


First   Session.  Friddii   Aftcnioo)},  Mfirch    1  JtJi 

181.  CoLHY  (Stoddaim)  B.— l^-ixisttn- uf  the  United  Stat.-s  Tivasiii\  ).     A.L.S., 

3pp.  4to,  ''Muntpelier  Vt  Marcli.  23 J  185T."  To  ''Hon  Lewis  Cass 
Sec.Y  of  State.  Private."  A  political  letter  in  which  the  writer 
st<'ites  that  an  ap|)ointnient  was.  "a  haMy,  MenUhij  net." 

182.  CoLERiiXiE  (S.AMiEL  T.vYLOH — eminent  Enjjlish  author).     A.L.S..  2pp. 

4to,  "Grove,  Ilighgate  Thursday."  To  "Thomas  Prin«,Me.  Esq." 
[March  20,  1828).  "  With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Relative  to  Thomas  Priiigle's  pooin  "Afar  in  the  I>«'si'rt."  transcript  of 
which  accompanies  the  letter. 

"//  is  sonic  four  or  Jirc  months  tufo  since  (1.  Thoni/ixon's  IrarclK  <fc  in 
Southn  Africd  fxi.ssinff  its  liook-cluJ)  course  thro'  our  house,  nifi  eye  hy 
accident  liyhtinn  on  sonic  verses.  J  much  ayninst  my  wont  iras  tempted 
to  go  on — and  so  I  first  became  aci/uaintcd  irith  your  'Afar  in  the  Desert.' 
.  .  .  I  teas  taken  so  eomylitely  i)o.'<scssion  of.  that  for  Kome  days  I  did 
little  else  hut  read  and  ruitc  your  yoem.  now  to  Ihi.s  yrouy  and  now  to 
that.  I  since  that  time  hare  either  irritten  or  caused  to  he  written,  at 
least  half  a  dozen  copies.  .  .  .  The  day  before  yesterday  I  sent  a  copy  in 
my  own  hand  to  my  Son.  the  Herd.  S.  Coleridge,  or  rather  to  his  Bride 
at  Helston,  Cornwall.  I  then  discovered  that  it  had  been  re-printed  in 
the  Athenaeum — irith  the  omission  of  about  four  or  at  the  utmost  six 
lines.  I  do  not  hesitate  to  declare  it.  among  the  two  or  three  most  perfect 
lyric  Poems  in  our  Language.  I'rcceptandus  est  liber  spiritus.  .'<ays 
Pctronius:  and  you  have  thoroughly  fulfilled  the  prescript.   ..." 

183.  Coleridge   (Samuel  Taylor — eminent  P^nsflish  author).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

8vo,  "4.  ^fontague  Place  April.  26\  1835."  To  "Samuel  Rogers, 
the  banker-poet."     With  tran.script,  and  portrait. 

"Will  you  excuse  the  liberty  I  am  taking  in  asking  you  to  allow  my 
brother,  the  bearer  of  this  note,  with  ^frs.  Edward  Coleridge,  to  sec  your 
beautiful  pictures.  He  is  e.rtremely  fond  of  the  art.  and  was  .-so  desirous 
of  seeing  your  collection  that  I  could  not  refuse  him  this  note." 

184.  Colfax  (Schuyler— Vice-President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "ThirtY  Ninth  Conorrcss,  IT.  S.  House  of  Representatives.  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Jan  3  1S{\7  VnofficiaJ."  To  "Mr.  Xaxan.""  With  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait.  Regarding  the  transmission  of  Govern- 
mental mes.sages  througli  tlie  mails. 

185.  Colfax  (Schuyler — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

8vo.  "South  Bend,  Inda.  Dec.  IG,  1883."  To  "J.  H.  Benton,  Jr." 
With  transcript^  and  portrait. 

186.  Colla:mer    (Jacob — Judge  o[  the  Sui)reme  Court  of  Vermont:  Post- 

master-General, and  United  States  Senator).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Roy- 
alton   Nov.   11,   1835."     To  "Hon.   C.   K.    Williams."'     With  bio- 
graphical notice,  and  portrait. 
Lengthy  letter  on  legal  matters. 

187.  Collamer    (Jacob — Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Vermont :  Post- 

master-General and  United  States  Senator).  A.L.S. ,  Ip.  4to,  "Wash- 
ington City  May  12.  1849.*'  To  '-Hon.  John  Crowell."  With  por- 
trait. Regarding  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Whittleroy  as  railroad 
agent,  with  mention  of  General  Taylor. 


First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  Mareli  12th 

188.  CoLLA]NrER   (Jacob — Judge  of  tlie  Supreme  Court  of  Vermont;  Post- 

master-General and  United  States  Senator).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 
"Woodstock  Vt  Aug  11."  To  "Hon.  I.  M.  Clayton."  With  bio- 
graphical note.  On  political  matters,  stating  that  the  "Whigs  in 
good  spirit  and  ready  for  action." 

189.  Collins    (Pateick  A. — Mavor  of  Boston,  Massachusetts).     L.S.,   Ip. 

4to,  "Mayor's  Office,  Boston,  ]\Iass.  April  25,  1902."  To  "Colonel 
Josiah  H.  Benton."     AVith  portrait. 

190.  Collins   (Wilkie — English  novelist).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "12.  Harley 

Street,  AY.,  April  4th,  1864."  To  "Mr.  Benzon."  AVith  portrait. 
Sends  apologies  for  not  being  able  to  accept  an  invitation. 

191.  Collins  (AA'ilkie — English  novelist).    A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "90,  Gloucester 

Place,  Portman  Square.  AA^  10th  February,  1879."  To  "Mr.  Hols- 
Avorth."    AA'ith  portrait. 

"//  /  rcmcmher  correctly,  Mr.  Edmunds  Gates  referred  me  to  you,  after 
we  had  settled  the  financial  part  of  our  arrangement  for  'The  Fallen 
Leaves.'  By  that  arrangement,  the  first  half  of  the  purchase-money 
became  payahle  on  the  completion  of  the  first  half  of  the  story.  ..." 

192.  Cooper  (James  Fenimoee — x4.merican  novelist),     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "St. 

Mark's  Place,  March  13th  1835."  To  "AA^  Branford  Shubrick,  Es- 
quire U.  S.  ifavy,  Baltimore."  AA^ith  address,  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

"I  am  obliged  to  you  for  the  letter  scut,  and  the  list,  ivhicli  arrived 
.s-.7/r.  The  fine  'itoirder  weather''  continues,  so  that  we  begin  to  think 
that  they  have  shifted  the  season  end  for  end,  and  are  going  to  pay  it 
out,  anew. 

"If  the  Drs.  prescribe  tonics  for  2Irs.  S.  in  the  course  of  the  summer 
try  Cooperstown.   .    .    . 

"The  navy  appeals  to  be  again  forgotten.  The  fact  is,  the  country  is  so 
secure  from  accidental  and  natural  causes,  that  nothing  but  accidental 
causes  seem  cqiKil  tn  tnil-ing  up  our  ivise  men  to  the  dangers  of  neglect. 

"How  do  yini  //At  ///r  A'.  M<i!/<izine?  I  do  not  iiie<ni  .1.  F.  C,  for  I 
have  never  been  hulf  i<(itisfird  ivith  that  article  ■myself,  liut  Stewart  would 
have  it,  half  tvritten  as  it  is.  I  am  to  give  another  bloiv,  on  the  same 
subject,  but  am  too  much  occupied  to  do  it  justice. 

''What  has  become  of  The  'Congress'?  I  do  not  find  her  down  on  the 
list.  Is  it  possible  that  they  have  broken  her  up,  name  and  all!  She 
never  did  anything  as  a  ship,  but  I  miss  her  name,  as  one  ivould  miss 
the  pot-rock  in  Hell  Gate,  were  it  to  be  blown  up.  ..." 

193.  Cooper  (James  Eenimore- — American  novelist).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Hall, 

Cooperstown,  May  2d.  1839."  To  "Messrs  Lee  &  Blanchard,  Pub- 
lishers, Philadelphia."     AA^ith  address,  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  teas  so  much  occupied  on  quitting  Philadelphia,  as  to  forget  to 
request  you  icould  send  a  copy  of  the  History  to  Com.  Chauncey,  at 
Washington,  in  nig  name,  and  another  to  Mr.  Robert  Smith  of  Baltimore — 
charging  both  to  nic   .    .    .'' 


First  Session.  Frida//  Afternoon,  March    I JtJi 

11)4.  Cooi'Kii  (James  Fkmmoi;!-. — Anu'ricaii  novelist).  A.L.S.,  ipp.  8vo, 
"Hall,  Couperstown,  Jan.'  11///,  ly.'jO."  To  "Saidee."  Witli  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

Ax  EXCEPTIONALLY  FIXE  LETTER  of  a  porsoual  luiture,  with  mention  of 
some  of  his  relatives. 

"Saiiirc,  dear,  Mituy  thiiihs.  Cider  should  never  he  drunk  out  of  silver. 
An  enrtlicn  wuij  for  cider,  peuter  for  heer,  and  sil-rer  for  punch.   .    .    . 

'•JiiKjir.  jini/Ie  ijo  the  slci;/h  beUs.  Have  you  been  to  hear  Mrs.  Kemhle; 
if  not  trait  and  yo  irith   me.   .    .    . 

"Saidee,  dear,  don't  say  "city.'  It  is  quite  as  had  as  'them.'  In  •tnini.' 
out  of  'town.'  leave  'tou')i'  is  the  pretty  word,  and  city  is  cockney.  .    .   . 

"Yes  n-c'll  yo  and  hear  Mrs  Kemhle;  you,  and  I,  and  Clara.  If  any- 
body else  n-!ishcs  to  yo,  let  them  wait  until  she  reads  in  High  Dutch.  I 
will  drink  your  Bohca — /  don't  like  Iliyh  Dutch  tea.   .    .    . 

''Saidce.  dear,  put  that  Turk  in  your  Seraylio.  I  hare  another  copy, 
and  shall  he  proud  tij  have  you  accept  him.  I  offered  it  at  55,  but  Jio — 
|7  teas  not  in  Iliyh  Dutch,  and  she  would  not  have  it.   .    .    . 

"Saidcc,  I  am  not  only  a  scamp — I'm  a  cat.  For  eleven  ycavs  have  I 
staid  at  the  Globe.  I  have  a  love  for  placci^.  just  like  a  cat.  I  have  se( n 
the  Globe  go  down,  down,  derry  drrwn,  until  it  hax  fallen  into  the  hands 
of  my  own  ivriter,  yet  I  do  not  like  to  leave  it.  Cruycr  must  soon  leave 
his  houxe,  trhere  I  hare  been  so  much  at  home  this  many  a  year,  and 
then  I  shall  not  have  a  visiting  friend  below  Franklin  Street.  Xo,  I  am 
a  cat — a  cat  and  a  .namp.  Long  after  55  is  deserted  I  shall  be  seen 
hovering  around  its  venerated  bricks,  looking  for  mice.  .    .    . 

*'/  am  coming  to  town  incog,  intending  to  .hcc  no  one  for  a  forthnight. 
Then  I  shall  go  and  see  you.  My  first  visit  will  hi  to  you.  After  that 
ive'll  have  a  time!  .   .   . 

"Talking  of  size,  I  am  so  thin  you  irouldn't  know  me.  So  Fcjce 
butcher  would  buy  me.    Even  the  tallow  chandlev  would  reject  mc  ..." 

195.  Cooper  (James  Feximoije — American  novelist).  A.L.S...  Ip.  8vo,  To 
"Ch.  Trigant.''    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

'7  xhall  lriiv(  the  aypavtment  on  the  1st  Jiin<.  or  most  probably  be- 
fon.  .    .    . 

"As  to  your  threat  of  appealing  to  the  laiv,  .S'l/'.  it  is  a  mutter  for  your 
own  decision,  and  one  in  which  I  am  perfectly  indifferent.  ^Vhen  called 
upon  by  something  more  substantial  than  threats  it  may  he  found  that  I 
know  how  to  protect  my  own  rights.  ..." 

19G.  CoRXWALLis  (Charles,  Lord — surrendered  to  General  Washin,L!ton.  at 
Yorktown).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  4to,  "Camp  near  Bargalore,  Sept.  9.  1791."' 
To  an  unknown  party.     With  transcript,  and  2  portraits. 

Relative  to  the  campaign  iu  India  and  the  war  against  Tipp<)<i  Saih. 

".  .  .  It  n-as  certainly  matter  of  much  astonislnncnt  to  me  to  hear 
that  it  was  the  opinion  of  any  man  that  I  had  <  ngaged  wantonly  and 
unjustly  in  the  war  against  Tippoo;  I  not  only  thought  it  an  act  of  justice, 
but  of  ab.xoultc  necessity,  .    .    . 

"You  will  be  glad  to  he  assured  that  neither  fatigue,  nor  broiling,  nor 
business,  nor  ve.ration  have  hitherto  impaired  my  health:  and  that 
through  many  difficulties,  I  think  I  see  a  reasonable  prospect  of  being 
able  to  force  the  enemy  to  offer  such  terms,  as  we  cini  with  safety  and 
honor  accept,  trhen  wc  again  march  towards  his  Capitol,  if  he  should  not 
be  wise  enough  to  do  it  before  that  period  arrives.   ... 

"Erery  thing  has  gone  on  much  better  in  liengal  than  I  could  reasonalily 
have  expected ;  lichli  I  am  sure  does  his  utmost,  and  has  great  merit, 
hut  I  must  pass  a  feu-  months  there  before  I  return  to  England,  and  that 
will  necessarily  detain  me  in  India  till  the  In  ginning  of  IT'.t.". ;  this  is  a 
cruel  stroke  at  my  time  of  life.   ..." 


First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  March   12tli 

19T.  CoKAVix  (TiiO-MAS — Governor  of  Ohio;  Secretary  of  the  United  States 
Treasury).  A.L.S.,  ;3pp.  4to,  "'Washington  City  Feby  2Uh,  1840." 
To  ''H.  S.  Legore,  Esqr.  Charleston,  8.  Carolina;"'  Also^  A.L.S., 
Ip.  8vo^  "Lebanon,  20th  ^iay,  "53.''  To  "J no.  W.  Allen."'  With 
transcripts,  and  portrait. 

Relative  to  the  election  of  William  II.  Harrison  as  President  of  the 
United  States. 

".  .  .  S^lmU  our  cirilizatioH  think  i/ou,  rcuvh  the  Pacific  before  it  is 
crushed  or  turned  back  tnj  some  folJij  or  irickc(hic,s,'<  of  the  loeak  d  icicked 
demagogues  that  sirarni  alt  ocer  the  tund,  I  hare  dreamed  that  our  arts 
(k  letters  might  yet  break  over  the  Rocky  Moutitains  tic  taking  their  way 
across  the  Pacific  wake  up  the  people  of  Asia  from  their  long  sleep.  .  .  . 
Xoic  from  all  I  knoiv  derived  from  newspapers  &  a  correspondence  ex- 
tending thro  almost  every  state,  the  end  of  the  spoilers  is  come.  I  gather 
parts  from  men  of  cool  calculating  temper — such  wilt  tell  you  that  N  York 
&  Pa  are  both  sure  for  the  opposition,  Four  of  the  K  England  States 
beyond  a  doubt  ct-  a  fair  choice  for  Maine,  N  Jersey  Del  d-  Maryland  all 
considered  safe  for  us, — You  see  what  is  going  on  i)i  \'a  d  N  Carolina. 
Xow  for  the  West — there  lain  at  home  d-  now  remember  )chat  I  predict — 
Ohio  Kty.  Mda  111  d  Tennessee  will  all  give  every  one  of  their  electoral 
votes  for  old  Tipp.  .  .  .  Depend  on  it  Harrison  will  be  Prest  d  Congress 
I  hope  may  be  regenerated.   ..." 

198.  CoKWix   (Thomas — Governor  of  Ohio,  United  States  Senator,  and  Sec- 

retary of  the  Treasury).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Columbus  March  29th 
1841.""  To  "Genl  S  Worthington  Logan  Harping  Co  Ohio.'"'  With 
transcript,   biographical  note,  and  two  portraits. 

".  .  .  /  entertain  now  d  always  have  had  the  highest  opinion  of  the 
integrity,  d  financial  sagacity  of  Genl.  McCrocker,  but  after  what  has 
taken  place  in  the  legislature  I  could  not  pass  by  Mr  Kelly  when  a 
vacancy  should  per)nit  me  to  call  him  into  commission.   ..." 

199.  CoinviN  (Thomas — Governor  of  Ohio;  Secretary  of  United  States  Treas- 

ury). A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington  City  17tli  March,  45."  To 
"Scheick."'     With  biographical  sketch,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  hear  of  strange  doings  .  .  .  Scott  stands  10  feet  in  his  boots, 
McLean  is  much  talked  of,  Webster  gives  dinners — These  Gods  will 
postle  each  other  unless  kept  in  order.   ..." 

200.  CowPEK  (William — eminent  English  poet).     A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "Augst. 

2(5,  1788."  To  "Wyton  Underwoocl."  A  three-line  note  in  the  auto- 
graph of  Cowper  accompanies  the  letter.  With  transcript,  and  2 
portraits. 

An  exceptioxally  fine  letter,  with  mention  of  his  works. 

"My  dearest  Coz!  He  who  has  thee  for  a  friend  will  never  want  a 
warm  one — /  send  thee  verbatim,  and  literatim,  what  I  have  sent  to  the 
chancellor'.  His  Letter  is  very  kind  and  has  given  rne  much  pleasure. — 
Give  my  love  to  the  generous  Sr.  Archer  whom  I  honour  highly  for  his 
bounty,  and  assure  thyself  that  I  love  thee  dearly  and  in  every  corner  of 
my  heart. — Adieu — Thine  W.  C. 
"ily  Lord, 

"Your  Lordship  will  he  very  sure  that  though  Lady  Hesketh  did  not 
chuse  to  apprize  me  of  her  intentions  to  write  to  you,  she  has  not  thought 

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First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  March   12th 

[No.  200 — Continued] 

it  necessary  to  observe  the  same  secrcsy  xoltli  respect  to  your  Lordships 
answer.  .   .   . 

''Had  my  Cousin  consulted  me  hefore  she  made  application  to  your 
Lordship  in  my  favour,  J  should  prohalHy,  at  the  same  time  that  I  had 
both  loved  and  honoured  her  for  her  zeal  to  serve  me.  have  discouraged 
that  proceeding,  not  because  I  have  no  need  of  a  friend,  or  because  I 
have  not  the  highest  opinion  of  your  constancy  in  that  connexion  but 
because  I  am  sensible  how  difficult  it  must  be  even  for  you  to  assist  a 
man  in  his  fortunes  tcho  can  do  nothing  but  icrite  verses,  .    .   . 

"/  know  that  your  Lordsp.  toould  never  have  expressed  even  remotely 
a  icish  to  serve  me,  had  you  not  in  reality  felt  one,  and  will  therefore 
never  lay  my  scantiness  of  income  to  your  account,  .  .   . 

"/  trill  take  this  opportunity  to  thank  you  for  having  honourd  my  Homer 
with  your  Subscription.  In  that  tcork  I  labour  daily,  and  now  draio 
near  to  a  close  of  the  Iliad,  after  having  been,  except  an  interruption  of 
eight  months  occasioned  by  Illness,  three  years  employed  in  it.  It  seemed 
to  me,  after  all  Pope's  doings  that  we  still  wanted  an  English  Homer, 
and  may  I  but  be  happy  enough  to  supply  the  defect  and  to  merit  your 
Lordships  approbation,  I  shall  envy  no  poet  on  the  earth  at  present,  nor 
in  any  that  have  gone  before  me.  ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

201.  Craxe    (W.    jMueray — United    States    Senator    from    Massachusetts). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Dec.  9  1901."  To  "Mrs.  Benton/"'  accepting  a  din- 
ner invitation.  With  transcript;  A.L.S.^  Ip.  8vo,  "Dalton  Jan  6 
1902."  To  "Mr  J.  H.  Benton  Jr.."  a  note  of  thanks.  AVith  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

202.  Cravex  (Elizabeth,  Couxtess  of).    A.L.S.,  4pp.  4to,,  "Deer  9th.  i:91.*' 

With  transcript,  portrait,  and  plate.  Long  and  interesting  personal 
letter,  stating  that  she  contemplates  a  visit  to  Berlin,  etc. 

203.  Craavford  (William  H. — Secretary  of  the  IJ.  S.  Treasury;  Senator  from 

Georgia).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  4to,  "Treasury  Department  3d.  April,  1821." 
To  "James  H.  Mc  Culloch,  Esqr.,  Collr.,  of  Baltimore."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait.  Relative  to  the  Marine  hospital  at  Balti- 
more, and  the  discharge  of  incurables. 

"...  That  the  marine  hospital  fund  has  been  conducted  in  Baltimore 
upon  principles  different  from  those  tchich  have  prevailed  in  other  ports, 
and  particularly  in  Boston,  is  inferred  from  the  fact  that  in  the  latter 
port,  ivith  a  tonnage  double  that  of  the  former,  the  amount  expended 
duriiu/  the  three  first  quarters  of  1S20  in  Boston  was  only  $4835.32  whilst 
the  e.rpeiHliture  at  lUiltiinore  amounts  to  $17,690.14. 

"//  /.s-  (lijjieutt  to  eoneeire  thai  tlie  small  tax  of  20  cents  a  month  paid 
by  seamen,  could  be  intended  by  Congress  to  entitle  them  to  the  benefit 
of  the  hospital  for  life.  ..." 

20 i.  Crawford  (William  H. — Secretary  of  the  United  States  Treasury, 
Senator  from  Georgia).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  folio,  "Montpellier,  19.  Novr. 
1823."  To  "Asbury  Dickins,  Esqr,  Washington,  D.  C."  With  por- 
trait. A  personal  and  political  letter,  with  mention  of  the  "Adams 
ticlcet." 


/''//•.s7   Session,  Friddfi   Aftcniocni,  MarcJi    1  JtJi 

'ZQo.  CitocKEiT  (David — Anu'ricaii  pioiit'cr,  luuiter  and  jxiliticiaii ).  A.L.S., 
2pp.  4to,  **\Vasliiii^'ton  City,  25  Doer.,  1834.''  To  "Charles  Shultz, 
p]sqr.,  Cineinnati,  Ohio."  "With  address,  transcript,  l)i(),<ira])hieal 
iiotp,  and  portrait. 

Very  fine  and  rare. 

".  .  .  Thr  time  huH  cmnr  that  men  in  r.riicitcil  to  hi  triiiixfunililc  miil 
(I.S  mjfntiahlr  iix  a  promisiun  nofc  of  hiinil.  i)i  tlinxr  dni/x  of  (Uory  and — 
Jdchsoii  d-  reform  d-  Co — tittlr  }'(iiiii  xrix  in  hix  ilinir  mid  loohx  ax  .S7// 
ax  a  rrd  for  and  I  hare  no  doubt  that  he  thinhx  Andrctr  .liKkxon  hax  full 
pnirar  to  transfer  the  people  of  these  unitid  Statts  at  hix  irill  and  I  am 
truly  afread  that  a  majority  of  the  free  Vitizenx  of  thrxr  united  Statrx 
will  submit  to  it  and  .s'«//  amen  Jaehxon  done  it  it  ix  riylit.  If  wc  judge 
by  the  past  irc  ean  male  no  other  Calculations 

"/  7(0 re  almost  yiren  up  the  Ship  as  lost  I  hare  <jone  so  far  as  to 
deelare  if  he  martin  runburen  is  eleetcd  that  I  irill  leare  the  united 
States  for  I  nerer  irill  lire  under  his  kinydom  before  I  irill  submit  to  his 
Gorernmint  I  irill  go  to  the  irildcs  of  Terez  I  irill  Consider  that  gorern- 
mint  a  Puradiee  to  irhat  this  irill  be  in  fact  at  this  time  our  Uepubliean 
GoYernmint  has  dirindled  almost  into  insignificancy  our  boxted  land  of 
liberty  hare  almost  Boired  to  the  Yoke  of  of  liondage  our  happy  days  of 
Repuhliean  principles  are  near  at  an  end  irhai  a  few  is  to  transfer  the 
many  this  is  ^'anlJuren.prineiples  there  is  more  Slares  in  Xeic  York  and 
Pennsylrana  then  there  is  in  Virginia  and  South  Carolina  and  they  are 
the  meanest  kind  of  Slaves  they  are  Volunteer  Slarcs  our  Southern 
Slares  is  of  some  use  to  the  owner  they  irill  make  Support  for  their 
7nasters  and  those  others  is  of  no  other  use  than  to  mak(  mixchief.  I 
must  close  with  a  hope  of  seeing  better  times.  .  .  ." 

[See  Illustration] 

206.  CnowxixsHiELD  (Bexjamtx  W. — United  States  Secretary  of  the  Xavv). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  -^Salem,  27  Au.fft.  1823."  To  "Geiil.  H.  A.  Dear- 
born, Collector — port  of  Boston."  'With  biographical  note,  and  i)or- 
trait.    Regarding  Capt.  B.  Townsend,  a  candidate  for  office. 

207.  Crowinshield    (Richard,   Jr. — Mould-be   poet,   condemned   to   death, 

Salem,  Massachusetts,  1830).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  folio.  ''Salem  22  Mav 
1830,"  to  "Dear  Sister;"  "Salem  15  ]\rav  1830,"  to  "Dear  Sarah:" 
"Salem  June  the  15  1830,"  to  "Dear  Father:"  "Salem  June  the  15 
1830,"  to  **Dear  Brother."     Four  letters.    AVith  transcripts. 

Those  letters  wore  writton  in  prison  in  Saloui.  Massacluisotts,  tin- 
writer,  Ricliard  Crowninshield,  Jr.,  wlio  apparently  ondeavorod  to  bo  a 
lioot,  beinfr  imprisoned  on  what  he  claims  to  have  boon  a  false  charge, 
and  condemned  to  death. 

Tlie  first  letter,  to  his  sister.  acknowlodKos  receipt  of  a  letter  from 
luM-  and  of  a  rose  sent  previi>nsly.  bo.urinniufr  with  an  oifrhtoen-line  poem, 
and  continuing, — 'Sarah  this  is  the  way  I  biinixh  my  sluggish  time:  by 
promiscuously  Patching  together  imperfect  rhynus.    .    .    ." 

Tlie  second  letter,  to  "Sarah"  on  tlic  reverse  of  same  sheet,  opens  with 
a  six-line  verse  on  liis  liirthday.  followed  by  gloomy  reflections  on  his 
iniiirisonnient  and  forth-coniini:  trial. 

The  third  letter,  to  his  Father,  written  after  his  death-sentence,  reads. — 
"These  are  the  last  lines  from  your  undutiful  son;  that  has  disregarded 
your  chaste  moral;  precepts;  that  has  always   bountifully  bestowed,  on 

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t^^/f.     /t^y/AJ    e^y*^^      -^^  S -^.t  r /i    -^  ^g..^^<^>_,^^^^i^c.A-^L.*^ 

DAVID  CROCKETT— AMERICAN  PIONEER 

Autograph  Letter,  Signed.     1834 
[No.  205] 


First   Si\ssi(ni.   Fridai/  ^ijtcnioou,  MarcJi    1  Jth 

[No.  'iO'i—Voiit'unuil\ 

the  iinfortiinofc  Ixiny  that  trill  ere  i/uii  nvrirc  thin:  rcanc  to  exist;  «!// 
hint  ni/ucnt  is  Ihitt  f/au  icill  hare  mil  hodj/  drrcntli/  biiry'd ;  and  have  it 
ftriitiilid  flinn  the  diaxectituj  kiiif(  ;  tiinl  intiy  the  hIexKitif/  of  God;  rest 
iili'Di   I/UII.     Fanirdl.     U.  ('.  ,] i." 

ImiiH'diatcly  following'  is  a  k'ttcr  to  his  liiother,  writtoii  the  same  day, 
readiiijr  in  iiait. — "Min/  <iod;  and  i/our  innoeenee  yuide  you  safe  through 
this  Trial.  ..."  At  tlie  f(M)t  of  the  page  is  a  sonnet  addressed  to  those 
who  had  eoniU'nined   him,  as  follows, — 

"To 

I  nyrateful  icrctehes;  why  do  ye  erave 

The  life  our  heavenly  malce-gare 

Why  eonfine  u.s  in   the  gloomy  rill;.s 

Where  nothing  save  grief  and  sorroir  dinlVs; 

Detested  friends;  he  banished  hence; 

Among  your  kindrt  d  go  host  your  sense. 

Where  imps  of  Hell,  and  divils  rome. 

(io  and  seek  out  your  native  hotne." 

'^08.  Ckuikshaxk  ((iEOKGE— celebrated  English  author  and  illustrator). 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "B  AmberM-ell  Shule  (?)  Novr.  3/67."  To  "K.  S. 
MaeKenzie.  Esq."'    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  find  I  shall  he  eom/jelled  to  adhere  to  my  first  resolution,  not  to 
alloir  the  irhole  of  my  irork  to  he  eopied — for  I  helieve.  for  my  oirn  yro- 
teetion.  I  shall  he  forced  to  hring  out  at  once  a  smaller  and  cheaycr 
( dition." 

20i).  CuNMNuiiAJM  (Allan — the  biographer  of  Robert  Burns).  A.L.S.,  Ip. 
4to,  "27  Lower  Belgrave  Place,  '^L  April  1825.''  To  "Mr*-  :N[ontagu." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"For  these  three  months  my  evening  leisure  has  been  devoted  to  my 
collection  of  Scottish  Songs — the  labour  of  collating,  amending  an4  illus- 
trating has  held  head  and  hand  busy.  .  .  .  In  refusing  therefore  your 
kind  inritation  I  doing  duty  to  my  irork.  hut  I  put  sore  restraint  upon 
my  oirn  Irishes.  My  heart  cries  "do"  irhile  my  old  songs  like  the  passing 
spirits  to  the  grait  uizard  cry  Time  iras,  time  is  and  time  irill  he  no 
more.  My  wife  like  a  dutiful  lady  nill  keep  her  poor  husband  company: 
though  I  see  the  spirit  of  disobedience  playing  in  hir  eyes.  .  .  .  her 
journey  would  not  he  prosperous  if  undertaken  without  offering  herself  to 
the  sight  of  one  whom  she  loves  with  affection  and  veverenee — said  I 
one — /  shall  not  defraud  Mr.  Montagu — there  are  two." 

210.  Curtis  (Benjamix  li. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed.  1851).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "Xorthfield,  March  7</t" 
1831).  To  ":\Ir.  Ivers  Austin,  Care  of  J.  T.  Austin,  Esqr,  Bos- 
ton, Ms,"  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  Slight 
damage,  affecting  a  word  or  two.  A  lengthy  and  interesting  account 
of  Xorthiield.  Mass..  and  other  New  Knglaiid  towns,  the  laws  govern- 
ing them.  etc. 

Curtis  was  one  of  the  .lustiees  wlio  dissented  from  tlie  decision  of  the 
Court  iu  the  I)re<l  Scott  ease. 

211.  Curtis  (Bexjamix  R. — A.-Jsociate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed.  1851 ).  A.L.8,,  Ip.  8vo,  "Boston  Feb.  22.  64.''  To  "C.  H. 
Bell,  Esq.,  Exeter,  N.  IT.''  With  tran>^(ript,  and  portrait.  Regard- 
ing a   conference. 


First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  March   12th 

212.  CuETis  (Bexjamix  E. — Associate  Jnstii-c  of  the  United  States  Supreme 

Court,  appointed,  1851).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  '"Xo.  1,  Pemlierton  Sqr, 
Deer.  2Mh,  73."  To  "Jas  B.  Eobb,  Esq."  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait. 

Encloses  check  for  $500  as  retainer  in  tlie  copyright  case  of  Gilhuan  vs. 
Woolworth  et  al. 

213.  Curtis  (Bexjamix  R. — Associate  Justice,  Tnited  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1851).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  12mo,  To  "Hon.  Wm  P.  Fessenden." 
Xo  place  or  date.  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 
Eegarding  a  pending  bill  for  the  increase  of  salaries  of  District 
Judges,  and  stating  that:  "...  .4  poor  Di-'ifrirf  Jiidr/e  is  a  verii 
costly  person  to  the  United  States.  .   .    ." 

214.  Curtis    (George   William — American   author).       A.L.S.,     3pp.     8vo, 

"iXorth  Shore,  Staten  Island,  X.  Y.  10  January,  1869."  To  "Sam- 
uel Conkey,  Esq.  Elmira,  X.  Y:'  With  transcript,  biographical 
note,  portrait,  and  addressed  envelojie.  Regrets  being  unable  to 
accejit  an  invitation  to  Elmira. 

215.  Curtis  (George  William — American  author).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Ash- 

field,  Mass.  Sept.  3rd.  18T1."  To  "Mess.  J.  R.  Osgood  &  Co."  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  thank  you  sincercli/  for  your  kind  offer  in  rcf/ard  to  Mr.  A(1am.'<\s 
pamphlet,  hut  I  cannot  f/ive  you  the  trouhlc.  and  I  hare  irritfcn  direct! i/ 
to  him." 

216.  Curtis  (George  William — American  author).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  16mo,  "Ash- 

field,  Mass.  July  4th  18T5."  With  transcript,  biographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

217.  Ct'shixg    (Caler — Brigadier-General  in  the   ]\Iexican  War;  Attorney- 

General  of  the  United  States,  and  jNIinister  to  Spain).  A.L.S.,  3pp. 
4to,  "Xewbury  Port  28  Sept.  1839."  With  biographical  notice,  and 
portrait. 

".  .  .  To  every  word  you  niter  fni  the  importajicc  of  the  union  of  flic 
Britixh  rr<>riiic(s  &  the  I'liitcd  states.  I  cry  amen.  It  /(«s  hmy  been  my 
.study  hy  day  &.  my  dreams  hy  iiiyht  .  .  .  Whoever  iu  Cougrc.t.'^  hairls  loud- 
ent  on  the  ■•superficial,  .secondary.  &  trinusicnt  party  topics  of  the  town  (.s 
understood  hy  every  hody  &  applauded  hy  hi.s  party  at  least;  hut  who- 
ever would  devote  himself  to  the  furtherance  of  great  weakness  for  the 
permanent  welfare  of  the  Country  has  little  aid  or  sympathy  from,  those 
about  him.  .    .    . 

"With  time,  however,  T  cannot  hut  hope  thai  the  whole  Counirii  irill 
regard  this  qucsiion  as  ?re  do.  Since  the  puhlication  e>f  Lord  Durham's 
Report,  I  believe,  the  paltry  Angioma  nine  papers  have  no  longer  ren- 
tuved  to  affirm  that  the  Canadas  are  n-cll  gorcrned  &  have  no  griev- 
ances. And  however  the  tendency  of  the  Provinces  to  a  sepavation  may 
he  temporarily  checked.  I  k)ioir  irell.  from  intimate  relations  I  have 
with  a  great  number  of  Canadians,  that  they  are  nunc  &  more  dctennined 
every  day,  &  only  hide  thdr  time.  And  I  trust  tec  may  lire  to  see  the 
stars  &  stripes  gloating  orer  the  citadel  of  Quebec." 


First   Session.   Frida//   A  t'tcniooii ,   March    1  JtJi 

218.  Clsiunc;   (Tiio.mas — Mc'inl)L'r  ul'  Couiuil  u!  -Ma.-.-aLliu.-clt<,  Lieutenant- 

Governor,  and  Member  of  Convention  that  ratified  tiie  Federal  Con- 
stitution). A.L.8.,  ^pp.  Ito,  "Boston  June  24.  1770."  To  "The 
Honlile  John  llancoik  Esq."  With  hioi^n'aphical  notiec,  and  j)or- 
trait. 

'•/  h(uv  nccivt'd  i/our  svirnil  Favuix  of  thi  (jth,  12  &  Hi  .Iuih-  &  note 
tinir  Coiitcnttt,  ainohUt/rd  to  i/oit  for  the  Uxt  of  the  iKimcH  of  the  Cap- 
taiiiti  (tpitoiuivd  for  the  aererut  .S7n"/>.><;  /  am  (jlud  to  hear  the  Money  is 
upon  the  Road  for  yc  Troops  &  Ships — that  for  ye  Ships  is  mueh 
ivantcd,  &  The  Continental  Troops  had  gron-n  so  uneasy  for  icant  of  their 
pay  that  (leneral  Ward  had  applyed  to  our  (leneral  for  ye  loan  of  some 
Money,  irhieh  tee  irire  about  to  furnish  him  irith,  as  soon  as  it  eould  be 
struek  off,  for  you  must  know  our  Treasury  has  of  late  heen  drained  so 
mueh  to  pay  for  Salt  petre  that  it  had  got  quite  empty  &  we  hare  heen 
obliged  to  make  am  emission  of  One  hundred  Thousand  pounds  for  a 
prevent  supply.  .   .    . 

•7  hare  spoke  to  some  of  the  leading  Members  of  the  House  to  move 
that  some  Money  may  be  sent  you — sinee  my  lust  trc  have  taken  Three 
more  Transports  icith  about  300  Men  &  the  Couneil  have  sent  them  to 
Springfield  M'orecster  Coneord  &  Sandston,  with  liberty  to  ye  Sheriff  to 
distribute  them  among  the  S(r<ral  Towns  i)i  ye  respective  Cminties  if 
IIk  !/  UK  iitinii  to  go  to.   ..." 

219.  CisHixo  (William — Associate  Ju.stiee,  United  .State.s  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1789).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,^  "Scituate,  July  24th.  1800."' 
AVith  transcript,  printed  biographical  note  from  "The  Collector," 
February,  1913,  and  ])ortrait.    Ecaarding  unpaid  salary. 

220.  CrsHM-W   (CiiAKLOTTE — American  actress).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  full  -Ito,  "De- 

troit, August  8th,  18ol."'  To  ":\Ir.  Rice."  Witli  address,  biograph- 
ical note,  and  portrait. 

"...  Our  passage  on  Mo)iday  iras  drea  fully  disagreeable.  Sick,  oh, 
so  miserably  sick  as  never  poor  mortals  were,  with  the  e.veeption  of  Miss 
Hays  who  was  the  only  lady  able  to  sit  up  during  the  passage.  The 
landing  was  a  work  of  danger.  However,  we  got  off  about  10  Y2  fvom 
New  Buffalo  &  did  not  arrive  here  until  Tuesday  2  o'eloek  P.M.  You 
may  imagine  how  tired  ire  were.     I  have  searcely  reeovered  yet.    ..." 

221.  Cu.siniAX  (CiiAiiLOTTE- -American  actress).    A.L.S.,  4pp.  12mo,  "Xew- 

port,  Aug  2Tth,  18()0."  To  ".Mrs.  Duw.''  With  address,  transcript; 
and  portrait. 

"Shame  &  confusion  in  my  face,  I  eome  to  you  with  an  apology  for 
my  delay  in  answering  your  kind  note  .  .  .  Sinee  I  arrived  (5"  July) 
I  have  been  kept  in  such  a  irhirl  of  visiting  &.  nursing,  that  I  have  'left 
undo)ie  those  thi)igs'  &f.  Aftir  our  arriral  the  he<it  ivas  so  great  in 
Xew  York,  that  we  were  compelled  to  sak  country  air.  .  .  .  Me  went 
to  Croton  Falls  on  the  21"  July.  .  .  .  On  the  s"  [.\ugust]  we  came  here 
for  sea  air,  &  have  been  staying  at  a  (piiet  farmhouse  about  si.v  miles 
aicay  from  the  noise  &  whirl  of  fashionable  life.  Oeeasionally  I  have 
paid  a  few  visits  to  fri(  nds  in  town  here.  On  Wednesday  20"  we  leave 
for  Springfield  wh(re  we  stay  the  night,  the  ne.vt  day  to  I'tiea,  the  next 
to  Xiagara  &  so  on  around  to  Montr)  al.  ..." 


First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  March  l^th 

222.  CusHMAN  (Chaklotte— American  actress).    A.L.S.,  (initials)  Ip.  8vo, 

"Hyde  Park.  Sunday  X.  Y.  Jany  S'/Tl."  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical record,  and  portrait. 

"Hon-  stupid  of  me  not  to  send  ijou  nm  Xew  York  address — No  218 
East  17th  Street  with  my  old  friends  the  Chases,  where  I  shall  be  only 
too  delighted  to  see  you  on  the  morning  of  the  13" — as  I  may  go  to  the 
Academy  Meeting  for  United  Italy  on  the  12",  ..." 

223.  CusHMAN     (Charlotte — American     actress).       A.L.S.,     3pp.     12mo, 

"Swampscot,  Sep.  15th."  To  "Mr.  Brown."  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical record,  and  portrait. 

"/  am  in  receipt  of  a  note  from  your  house,  informing  me   that  Mr. 
i  Brown  will  be  in  Boston  on   Wednesday  &  Thursday  at  S  p  m — &  will 

meet  me  either  of  those  days  at  his  house.  .  .  .  I  could  not  come  to  town 
for  either  Wednesday  or  Thursday.  Therefore  if  Mr  Brown  is  not  able 
to  be  in  town  on  Saturday  morning  I  shall  run  my  chances  of  meeting 
him  on  Thursday  morning  24"  at  9  a.  m.  .   .    ." 

224.  Dallas   (George  M.— Vice-President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to.  To  "David  Mann,  Esq.  Auditor  General,  29  -  Oct  -  1825." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"...  Enclosed  is  the  certificate  of  a  deposit  in  the  Bank  of  Pennsyl- 
vania to  the  credit  of  the  Commonwealth,  for  $70:34  on  account  of  the 
money- paid  by  Lodenyeke  Sharp,  in  full  settlement : — 

"Certificate  already  transmitted .$1336  :55 

"Certificate   notv   S£nt TO  :34 

"$1406  :89" 

225.  Dallas  (George  M.— Vice-President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4tOj  "10.  Dec-'45."    To  "H.  M.  Phillips  Esq."     With  addressed  en- 
velope, transcript,  newspaper  clipping,  and  portrait.    Regarding  the 
•  writer's  admission  to  the  Philadelphia  Club,  and  asking  that  it  be 
withdrawn. 

226.  Dallas    (George  Mifflin — Vice-President    of    the    United    States). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "11  June  1852."  To  "Pres.  Pierce."  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

"...  7  may  be  more  sensitive  than  is  at  all  necessary: — but  my 
solicitude  to  be  relieved  from  the  gross  imputation  made  by  the  Whig 
papers  is  extreme.  ..." 

227.  Daniel   (John  Warwick — United    States    Senator    from    Virginia). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  12mo,  "United  States  Senate,  Washington,  D.  C.  Deer. 
30th,  1903."  To  "Col.  J.  W.  Benton  Jr."  Letter  of  thanks  for 
the  "Shakespeare  catalogue." 

228.  Daniel    (John  Warwick — United    States    Senator    from    Virginia). 

A.L.S.,  4pp.  4to,  "Lynchburg  Va  Novr.  21st  1904."  To  "Col.  J.  H. 
Benton  Jr."     With  biographical  notice. 

"...  There  is  no  greater  admirer  of  Webster  than  I  am,  tho  I  don't 
believe  all  his  dogmas; — nor  as  by  that  anybody  else's.  But  he  ivas  a 
very  great  Man  ivith  a  big  heart,  and  his  human  foibles  like  those  of 
Burns  lauded  the  sympathies  of  a  kind  humanity.   ..." 


First    Session,   Fridti//    Aflcruoou.    Man-h    //(ft 

2?!).  Daniel  (John  Wakwuk — ^Initcd  States  Senator  from  N'lrgiiiia). 
A.L.S..  ^pp.  12in<).  "Washiii^rtun,  D.  C.  Mch.  7,  1909."  To  "Col. 
J.  II.  BcMitoii.''  With  transcrijit,  l)i();^raj)hi(al  note,  and  addressed 
envelope. 

"Your  fariir  of  March  5//i  is  raiind  (uid  it  irill  [/in  mi  ithnxurc  to 
try  and  he  able  to  aiixirrr  your  (lurxtion  ax  to  the  Attonnn'n  (hilh  speci- 
fied hfi  reference  iu  The  Virginia  Statute  of  16oG.  /  nerer  heard  about  it 
at  all  until  I  received  i/nur  letter  and  am  a  thnrough-lired  iffnoramux, 
hut  it  irill  he  a  plidsun    to  trii  and  (/it  liijlit  on  the  suhjeet.   .    .    ." 

2.)0  Daniel  (Peter  V. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
appointed,  1841).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Richmond,  Septr-10//<,  1841.'' 
To  "The  Hon  Henry  8t  Goo  Tucker,  University  of  Virginia,  Alher- 
merle  Count}/."  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Asking  if  the  Law 
Lectures  have  begun^,  expense  of  the  course,  etc. 

2;n.  D'AvBiGNE  (J.  H.  ]\rEHLE— author  of  "History  of  the  Reformation"). 
A.L.S.,  3pp.  12mo,  "London  lUh  May  18(;2."  With  jxirtrait,  and 
transcript. 

"/  have  n-ritten  to  you  about  the  putdishinff  of  mi/  >ieir  irork  Jlixtory 
of  the  Reformatiofi  in  Europe,  in  ('atvi>i's  Times.  I  hare  met  .  .  .  an 
American  f/entleman.  Th.  Weed  Ksi/r.  irho  is  inclined  to  do  something 
for  seeurina  my  rii/ht  <is  an  author  in  an  honist  edition  of  that 
n-orlc.   .    .    ." 

232.  Davenport.  (Edward  L. — American  actor).    A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Boston, 

Mass.,  July  25/77."    To  "Mr.  .Maxwell."    With  transcript,  biograph- 
ical note,  and  portrait. 

"Your  favor  in  relation  to  the  'lloydeW  came  to  nw  O  A'  //(  spite  of 
the  'Striler'.  I  did  not  feel  that  I  could  afford  the  .$1:2").  As  I  did  not 
directly  irant  the  work,  I  concluded  not  to  teleyraph  you.  so  I  presume 
the  applicant  for  the  volumes  yot  them  all  riyht  &  I  am  rejoiced  that 
my  refusal  was  his  gain.   ... 

"/  am  not  in  a  hurry  to  settle  my  book  for  the  coming  seasun  for  I 
have  every  reason  to  heliere  I  can  get  plenty  of  time  whin  I  n-ant  it. — 
Good  actors  are  not  over  plenty.  W'lutt  irith  'O.  ('.'  My  nen-  play  of 
'Man  More'  sent  by  Clarke  from  London  Lu  Giles  &c  &  Richeli)  u  (you 
see  I  do  not  propose  to  aJiandon  that  even  to  you)  I  can  >nake  a  good 
week.   .    .    ." 

233.  DAVENroitT   (Edward  L. — American  actor).     A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo.  "Guys 

Hotel,  Baltimore,  Nov.  8,"  |  no  year.]     To  "William  Winter."    With 
portrait. 


First  Session,  Fridaif  Afternoon,  March   12th 

234.  D.wis    (David — Assocdate  Justice;,  United   States   Supreme  Court,  ap- 

pointed, 1862).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Bloomington,  Ills.     May  23, 

1864."     To  "Mr.  L.  I.  Cist,  Chairman  Autograph  Com."     With 

transcript,  and  portrait.     Regarding  photographs  and  autographs. 

.    The  writer  has  given  his  record,  and  autographed  it  in  seven  places. 

235.  Davis   (Jefferson — President  of  the  Southern  Confederacy).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "27th,  June,  1848."  To  "Hon.  R.  I.  Walker,  7  Buildings 
Washington."     AVith  transcript,  biographical  note,  ancl  portrait. 

"/  have  the  pleasure  to  mtroduce  to  you  my  friend  from  Cuba  of  trhom 
I  spoke  to  you  yesterday.  He  has  important  matter  to  eommunicate  to 
you  and  I  have  invited  to  call  at  your  house  for  a  private  andienee." 

236.  Davis   (Jeffersox — -President  of  the  Southern  Confederacv).     AJj.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  D.  C.  loth  ]\[ay,  1853."  To  "Hon.  I.  E. 
Ingersoll,  U.  S.  Envoy  &c  &c  London."  With  2  portraits.  En- 
dorsed by  Ingersoll,  on  back. 

"7  have  the  pleasure  to  present  my  friend  F.  II.  Quitman  of  Miss.  He 
goes  abroad  to  see  the  irorld  and  I  irill  cstcon  it  a  personal  favor  for 
which  I  tcill  l)e  truly  grateful  if  you  iriU  aid  him  in  the  execution  of  his 
purpose  hy  such  means  as  may  he  conrcnicnt  and  consistent  tcith  your 
wishes  of  propriety." 

237.  Davis   (Jeefeesox — President  of  the  Southern  Confederacy).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "War  Department,  Washington,  January  5,  1856."  To 
"Hon.  Timothy  C.  Day,  House  of  Eept."  Written  while  Secretary 
of  War,  and  reading  in  part, — "/  liave  the  honor  to  inform  you  in 
ansicer  to  your  letter  of  tlie  3cZ  instant,  that  there  is  no  vacancy  from 
your  district  at  the  Military  Academy,  Sotham  Anderson  of  the  1st. 
district  of  Ohio  .  .  .  ;"  Also, — A.N.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Washington,  D.  C. 
Jany.  29,  1858."  To  "Chas.  H.  Gordon,"  acknowledging  receipt  of 
letter.    With  "[iGrtrait. 

238.  Davis  (Waeren  R. — Representative  in  Congress  from  South  Carolina). 

A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "Washington  January  4th  1833."  To  "Preston." 
With  transcript. 

"For  Heaven's  sake  send  us  on  all  the  acts  of  our  Icgishilure.  carrying 
into  effect  our  ordinance  of  Nulliflcatio)!.  They  arc  all  important,  and 
the  sooner  the  better!!  .    .    . 

"You  have  covered  yourself  with  enduring  honors  {for  erery  step 
ive  take  is  history)  by  your  prompt  course  on  the  Proclamation.  The 
honest  fri<  nd.s  of  freedom  irill  add  to  the  rewards  ichich  conscience,  the 
best  of  pay  Mash  rs,  always  bestows.  .   .   . 

"In  the  mean  time,  I  champ  the  bit,  'and  long  for  an  opportunity  {of 
which,  by  the  bye  the  Speaker  has  allready  once  cheated  me)  to  say, 
in  the  language  of  Marmion  to  Douglas,  to  each  and'all  of  our  Slanderers. 
'Highland  or  lowland,  etc.  etc.  etc.     Lord  Angus,  thou  hast  lied!'   ..." 

239.  Day   (William  R. — Associate  Justice,   United   States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1903).  A.L.S.,  li^.  8vo,  "1301  Clifton  Street,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.     January  20,  1909."     To  "]\rr.  J.  H.  Benton,  Jr.,  120 

[Continued 


jf''/V.s7   Sr.s.sioii.   Fridiui   Jflcniooii.   March    1  Jih 


I  Xo.  '■i;j!) — Contimud  \ 

Ames  Buililin.ir,  Wasliin,i;t(.ii.  D.  ('.:"  Als...-  L.S..  Ip.  lt<..  '-l-JOl 
Clifton  Street,  Washington,  I).  C.  Jan.  i;J,  1!)0:)."  Tu  "Ih.n.  Jolin 
1).  Loni;-,  Treniont  r>l(l«r.,  Boston,  Mass.''  Asking  for  name  of  the 
irentlenian  to  whom  he  had  sent  autograjjh  letter  of  President  Mc- 
Kinley,  as  he  could  not  read  the  sii;nature  on  the  aeknowledfj^ment; 
Also,  on  same  sheet, — Long  (Joux  D. — Secretary  of  the  Xavy). 
A.X.S.,  "Boston,  January  14,  100!)."  To  "Mr.  J."  H.  Benton,  Jr." 
Xote  re<iardin<j  Justice  Day's  inquiry.  With  transcript  of  first  let- 
ter, and  ])ortrait.  IJci^ardini:-  the  ^rcKiiilcy  Memorial  at  Canton, 
Ohio,  etc. 

240.  Delano  (Coluivlbus — United  States  Congressman  from  Ohio,  and  Sec- 

retary of  the  Interior).  A.L.S.,  Ip,  8vo,  "C.  Delano,  Lakehome. 
.Mt.  Vernon,  Ohio,  Fehy  21  1892."  To  "B.  Perry,  Woodbury."  With 
portrait.     On  l)usincss  matter?. 

241.  Depew  (CiurxcEY  :M.).  A.L.S..  2pp.  8vo,  "Hotel  Ponce  de  Leon  Kohert 

:\rurray,  Mgr.  St.  Augustine.  Fla.  Feby.  T  1915.''  To  "J.  IT.  Ben- 
ton, Esq  Public  Library,  Boston,  ^Nfass."    With  transcript. 

Relative  to  laws  allowing  Civil  War  soldiers  to  vote. 

".  .  .  /  ivas  elected  ^ecretari/  of  f^tate  as  a  ReptihUcau  in  1863.  At 
that  time  the  Gorernnr  headed  the  ticket  one  ijear  and  the  Candidate 
for  Secrctanj  of  state  the  next.  Each  tcrnt  heiny  for  tiro  j/ears.  Mif 
election  was  a  renewal  of  the  year  before  and  carried  irith  it  a  Repuh- 
lican  Legislature.  Soon  after  convening  in  lS;ii4.  the  Legislature  pre- 
ferred laws  to  enable  the  soldiers  to  rote.  ..." 

242.  De  QuixcEY  (Thomas — British  author).    A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Mavis  Bush 

near  Lasswade,  Jan.  31,  1853."  To  "John  Watkins,  Esqr.,  34  Par- 
liament Street,  London."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"...  consider  me  as  coming  within  the  prescribed  time  for  subscribing 
to  the  Wood  Monument,  although  you  maij  not  rcceire  my  subscription 
until  Thursday  or  Friday  nc.rt   (irhen  I  shall  be  in  Edinburgh),  .    .    . 

".  .  .  /  wish  to  subscribe  half  a  guinea:  and  shall  be  grieved  indeed  if 
anything  should  interfere  with  this  purpose,  and  most  of  all  anything 
attributable  to  my  own  besetting  fault  (or  sin  is  it?')  of  proerastination. 
I  knew  Wood  personally -.and  I  honored  and  loved  him  more  than  I  fill 
here  (being  so  furiously  hitrriah   allcniyt  to  crpriss." 

243.  De  Quixcey    (Thomas— British  author).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  -'Thurs. 

Aug  6 —  7  P.  M."  To  "Jas.  Hogg,  Esq."  With  addressed  envelope, 
transcript  of  letter  and  portrait. 

Rare,  signed  in  full. 

"//  will  gin-  you  pleasure  to  learn  that  imur  most  frinidly  kindness 
was  not  in  any  the  smallest  degree  def(aUd  of  its  full  effevt  by  any 
procrastination  in  myself  or  in  my  agent.  Miss  St.  did  not.  in  antiiiue 
phrase,  suffer  th<'  grass  to  grow  beneath  her  shoes,  but  after  one  minute's 
conference  with  myself  W(nt  off  to  Mr  Scott,  whom  she  reached  by  10 
minutes  before  the  clock  (his  clock)  struck  2— so  that  eventually  all  was 
right.  .    .    ." 


First  Session,  Fridai/  Afternoon,  MareJi    I ^tli 

244.  Dexter  (Samuel — ^lember  of  the  Supreme  Executive  Council  of  the 

State  of  Massachusetts  at  tlie  outbreak  of  the  Revolution).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  4to,  "Treasury  Department  Washington  Aprl  28th  1801."  To 
"Elias  Boudinot  Esquire  Dii'ector  of  the,]\[int.''  With  biographica] 
notice,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  have  directed  a  wurraui  to  issue  in  furfnir  of  the  Trensiner 
of  the  Mint,  for  Seventeen  thousand  Dollars  to  tic  ajipUfd  to  the  i>i(ri>()se 
of  purchasing  Copper.  ..." 

245.  Dexter  (Samuel,  Jr. — United  States  Senator  from  Massachusetts,  Sec- 

retary of  War,  Secretary  of  the  Treasury).  D.S.,  Ip.  royal  8vo, 
"Charlestown.  Massaclmsetts,  August  21,  1792."  Appointing  John 
Kean  Esq.,  Cashier  of  the  Bank  of  the  United  States,  'his  true  and 
lawful  Attorney.'  Signed  by  Samuel  Cooper,  William  McCleary,  and 
Sam.  Cooper.  With  official  seal:  also,  on  reverse  and  blank  leaf 
of  document,  an  A.L.S.,  2pp.  royal  8vo,  "Charlestown,  August  22d 
1792."  To  "John  Kean  Esquire,"  autliorizing  him  relative  to  pay- 
ments on  shares  owned  by  him  in  the  Bank  of  the  United  States. 
With  biographical  sketch,  and  portrait.  ' 

246.  DiBDiN    (Thomas  F.— British  bibliographer).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Feb. 

11  (1825)."    To  "Mr.  Pickering,  Bookseller.  Chancery  Lane."    With 

transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  write  to  you  e-vpressly  to  tjcg  the  favour  of  your  dclayiiiy  to  eir- 
culate  the  letters  of  Mr  Poole  of  the  Ro.rlturf/he  (hut  for  a  feir  days  only — 
for  reasons,  ivhich  will  not  less  satisfy  Mr.  I',  thiui  yourself." 

247.  Dickens    (Charles— popular  English  author).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "1 

Devonshire  Terrace,  Yorkshire,  Regents  Park  Twentv  Third  April, 
1844."    To  "James  Thomson,  Esquire."    With  portrait. 

"/  am  greatly  indebted  to  you  for  your  lind  attention  and  Mrs  Dickens 
hegs  me  to  present  her  compliments  and  Thanks. 

"In  the  execution  of  a  peculiar  fault  for  irhich  I  am  distinguished  in 
an  cmminent  degree,  I  quite  forgot  when  we  spoke  of  these  etc  etc,  that 
Mrs  Dickens  had  invited  some  friends  at  home  for  the  very  day  to  which 
they  refer.  In  the  modesty  of  my  merit.  I  should  not  hare  mentioned 
this  circumstance  hut  for  her  special  desire  that  you  should  knoir  irliy 
she  is  undhle  to  avail  herself  of  your  kindness." 

248.  Dickens  (Charles — popular  English  author).    A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo.  "Bou- 

logne, Tuesday,  Twelfth  August,  1850."  To  "Mr.  II.  Wills."  With 
portrait.     Signed  with  initials. 

"/  have  gone  over  the  No :  and  return  it  herewith. 

"Collinses  paper  I  have  entitled  {I  repeat  the  title  here,  as  it  is  not 
very  plain  upon  the  proof)  : 

"To  Think,  or  he  Thought  For? 

"Mr.  Speckles  on  Himself,  is  so  weak,  that  it  would  he  hardly  possible 
to  put  King  Leopold's  Curiositti  Shop  (ivhich  is  mere  Ditch  Water  Make 
bright)  in  a  work  place.  Can't  you  substitute  some  better  paper  for  this 
curiosity  shop?  And  Miss  Macrcady's  jxn  m.  the  Angel  of  Love  or  what- 
ever it's  called  is  unmistakahhi  better  than  the  poem  in   the  proof.   .    .    .  • 

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CHARLES   DICKENS— ENcil.ISII  AUTHOU 
Autograph  Letter.  Sifnied.     1856 
[No.  248] 


First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  March  12th 

[Xo.  2^^— Continued'] 

"Six  years  in  a  ccU  is  extremely  good.  I  shall  he  much  interested  in 
seeing  the  writer  tvhen  I  come  home. 

"Deeply  contented,  I  don't  adequately  understand.  The  joke  is  too 
fine  for  me.     Dont  let  it  he. 

"I  think  ToivnsJiend  in  King  Leopold's  place  would  he  hetter  and  vould 
xcarrant  the  requisite  length,  if,  you  have  nothing  of  superior  merit.  .   .   .'' 

[See  Illustration] 

249.  DiCKEXS    (Chaeles — British    autlior).      A.L.S.,    3pp.    8vo,    ''Doughty 

Street.  Thursday,  jSTovember  14th.''  To  '"W.  C.  Maeready,  Es- 
quire."   With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Tom  Landsecr — that  is,  the  deaf  one  whom  everyhody  quite  loves 
for  his  siceet  nature  under  a  most  deplorahlc  infirmity — Tom  Landseer 
asked  me  if  I  loould  iircsi  nt  to  ijou  fro)n  him  tin  acrinniiuinjhifi  OKjrav- 
ing  which  he  has  c.rdnicd  front  n  iiictun  hi/  ///x  brdlJKr  Kilirhi:  \i(h- 
mitting  it  to  you  as  a  little  Irihutc  from  an  niil:rioir)i  hut  anient  admirer 
of  your  genius  which  speaks  to  his  heart  although  it  does  not  find  its  way 
through  his  ears.  I  readily  undertook  the  task,  and  send  it  here- 
ivith.  ... 

"Kate  progresses  splendidly,  and  ivith  me  sends  her  hest  rememhrances 
to  Mrs  Maeready  and  all  your  house." 

250.  DiLLOX  (John  Foerest — Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Iowa, 

United  States  Circuit  Judge).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "195  Broadway, 
New  York,  April  21,  1904.''  To  "Mr.  Benton."  With  biographical 
note,  and  portrait. 

"Accept  my  thanks  for  your  souvenir.  It  recalls  you,  your  native 
Vermont  and  our  long  time  friendship.  It  is  indeed,  siceet  to  he  remem- 
hered  by  our  friends  ..." 

251.  Dix    (JoHX  A. — Major-General,  U.   S.  A.;   Governor  of  Xew  York). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Xew  York,  14th  Sept.  1849."  To  "J.  Howard 
March,  Esq."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  In- 
troduces Judge  Denio, — "The  Judge  is  one  of  our  most  distinguislied 
citizens." 

252.  Dixox   (James — State  and  United  States  Senator  from  Connecticut). 

A.L.S.,  3pp.  12mo,  "Washington  Jan  -  2.  1867."  To  "Maurice 
Wakeman,  Esq."    With  biographical  notice,  and  portrait. 

"...  You  ivill  permit  me  to  say  that  ivhile  I  acknowledge  your  right 
to  comment  ivith  severity  upon  my  action  as  a  Connecticut  Senator.  I 
have  occasion  to  complain  of  the  language  you  use.  It  is  evident  I  think 
that  you  know  little  of  my  'political  record  for  the  past  five  or  six 
years.'  ..." 

253.  Dodge  (Maey  Abigail — American  authoress).    A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Wash- 

ington, D.  C,  June  6,  1859."  To  the  Editor  of  the  Atlantic  Monthly. 
With  transcript. 

An  exceptionally  fine  letter. 

"It  is  now  nearly  a  month  since  I  sent  you  an  article  called  'The  pur- 
suit of  knowledge  under  difficulties  and  ivhat  came  of  it'.  I  don't  sup- 
pose a  month  seems  a  great  irhile  to  you,  hut  it  is  a  milhnnijim.  or  rather 

[Continued 


FirsI   Session,   Fridti//   Al'tcnunni .   March    IJIIi 

I  No.  2')'.) — C<jitliinicii\ 

a  imryatoiii  to  tin.  I  hurv  not  v>ij»i/(d  a  ininutr'H  imtcv  Mincc  that 
time — not  hrraiixr  I  inis  afraid  of  its  tjriiuj  rejected,  for  ax  the  people 
xnid  to  \oiih  aft<  r  it  lufiun  to  ruin,  and  ttieji  wanted  tit  eoine  in  to  the 
ark,  and  he  ironld  not  let  them  'do  to  thunder  icith  ///•.  old  ark!  'Ta'in't 
f/oini/  to  he  tnneh  of  a  slioner!'  .So  in  ease  the  rentorsriess  lid  of  pour 
hiaek  lio.r  should  'elosc  o'er  the  i/rare  of  inp  loved'  nonlette  I  should 
s<ip  '(j'o  to  thunder  trith   pour  old  Mont  hip',   .    .    . 

"If  pou  ean  do  it  up  so  that  the  brand  of  I'hillips,  Sampson  &  Co.  or 
the  Atlantic  Monthlp  .fhall  not  he  risihie  I  .'<houd  prefer  to  hare  you  send 
it  dircctip  to  me,  .   .   . 

"If  pou  hare  not  reecircd  it,  or  if  pou  han  sent  it  to  me  though  I  hare 
not  receired  it  nill  \iou  he  .so  e.rcessiri  ip  huntam  as  to  not  if  p  jnc  of 
the  fact  ... 

"//  pou  do  not.  I  hope  pour  niyhllp  reeurrintj  dreams  icill  smother  pou 
in  heaps  of  lost  manuscripts,  lepions  of  the  phosts  of  poems  and  stories, 
vanderinp  in  eternal  unrest  for  lack  of  Christian  burial  .    .    . 

"I  could  sap  a  preat  )nanp  worse  thinps  but  I  will  wait  till  1  can  sec 
irhethir  pou  will  restore  me  nip  lost  child  or  not. 

"If  pour  lips  <  rer  open  to  anp  one  concerning  this  thing  map  thcp  meet 
the  fate  of  th<    curious  t  pe  that  dared  to  gaze  on  Queen  Godiva!" 

254.  DoDGi:  (M.\i;y  Aiikj.vil — Anu'iican  autlioress).    A.L..S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "Ham- 

ilton. :Mass.  Oit.  11,  188ti.'"  To  ".Mr.  Eedpath.'*  With  traii- 
.seript. 

"/  am  sorrp  2Ir.  Rice  has  got  home  tell  him.  Now  1  have  two  men  to 
fight  instead  of  one.  But  his  little  liapard-Phelps-Rice  correspondence  is 
a  rerp  prettp  piece  of  fiction.  .    .   . 

"1^.1///  Congregationalism  is  finished  and  pou  shall  hare  it  whiUfver 
pou  sap.  ... 

"2^Where  arc  the  slips — proofs — or  irhatever  it  is  of  mp  American 
Queen  that  pou  said  pou  would  sdl  mef  .    .    . 

".3=7/(/r  /  have  to  come  down  from  mp  high  horse  to  mp  normal  and 
familiar  posture  of  begging.  In  view  of  the  split  in  the  American  Hoard 
and  the  trial  for  hercsp  of  the  Andover  Professors  dont  pou  think  pou 
ought  to  have  an  article  or  two  on  the  heathen  missions  and  the  churches 
relations  to  them  and  such  ..." 

255.  Doe    (Charles — Chief  Ju-stice  of   the   State   Supreme   Court  of   Xtw 

Hampshire).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Sahiioii  Falls,  X.II.  Mch.  20, 
03."     To  "Bro  Benton."     AVith  tran.^cript,  and  portrait. 

256.  I)o\EL.'=;ox  ( AxDUEW  Jackson — Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plen- 

ipotentiary to  Prussia  and  later  to  Germany).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 
"April  1st  1800.''  To  "Lueius  I.  Polk  Escj".  ,AIt.  Pleasant  near 
Columbia  Ma^vn.     Courts  Tenne.ssee."'     With  portrait. 

25r.  DoRAX  (JoHX— British  writer).  A.L.S.,  :5pp.  Svo,  "21  Poyal  Crescent, 
Xottin^^  Hill,  /  10  Fel)  /(;5."'  To  ".Mr<.  llalr.^'  With  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

"First;  accept  mp  rerp  sincere  thaiik.<<'  for  pour,  cv(  rp  xrap,  prettp 
hook  'Xellp  Xowlan'  .  .  .  I  wish  I  could  serre  pou  in  the  Ath.  but  such 
books  alwaps  go  to  somr  other  hand,  ami  I  should  not  be  able  to  get 
it.  .  .  .  Let  me  congratulate  pou  on  Mr.  Hah's  succiss  last  night.  The 
Lecture  was  e.rcdlcnt.  well-dflivcml.  and  immcnsilp  enjoped.  Xothing 
could  possihip  hare  hitn  In  Iter,  (or  tin  audit  i:ii  iras  ninni  rmis  unit 
ecstatic.  ..." 


First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  March  l£th 

258.  Douglas  (Stephen — American  statesman;  debated  with  Lincoln)  X.S., 
Ip.  IGmo,  "Washington  Jany.  161h  5,5.''  With  biographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

359.  Douglas  (William  W. — Chief  Jnstice  of  -the  Supreme  Court  of  Khode 
Island).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Providence,  April  22.  1!)05.''  To  "Mr. 
Benton.''  Relative  to  the  death  of  his  brother  Samuel.  With  ad- 
dressed envelope;  Also, — A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Supreme  Court  of 
Ehode  Island,  Providence,  ^NTov.  16,  1905."  Kelative  to  a  dinner 
engagement. 

260.  Drake   (Samuel  Gardner — author    of    Drake's    History    of    Boston). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "13  Bromfield  St.  October  8th,  1858."'  To  ".Air. 
M.  P.  Kennard."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  por- 
trait.    Sending  an  autograph  of  Gov.  Joliii  Winthrop. 

261.  Dudley   (Joseph — Colonial  Governor  of  Massachusetts).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "Portsmouth,  2,  July,  1703."  To  "The  Honorable  Mr  Secretary 
Addington  In  Boston.''  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 

Relative  to  Indian  conferences. 

"/  have  had  hy  the  favour  of  God  a  very  prosperous  and  successful 
Interview  tvith  more  Indians  then  at  any  time  seen  here  together  and  a 
perfect  good  agreement  the  particulars  too  long  to  tell  and  I  parted 
yesterday  at  sunsrtf  for  icant  of  ivi)id  and  Came  from  Casco  hay  all 
night  i)i  the  pinacc  to  this  place  to  Dispatch  how  that  I  Might  if  possiJilc 
meet  you  at  Cambridge  on  Wednesday  I  hare  not  slept  three  days  tell 
the  Lieutenant  Governor  ..." 

262.  Dudley   (Joseph — Colonial  Governor  of  Massachusetts).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "Eoxbury  May  29.  1710."  With  transcript,  and  biographical 
notice. 

''This  directs  you  upon  receipt  hereof  to  summon  the  members  of  her 
Majesty's  Council  to  attend  at  the  Council  Ctiamher  in  Portsmouth,  and 
then  to  communicate  unto  them  the  two  inclosed  orders  of  her  majesty  in 
Council  directing  the  admission  of  Richard  Walden  Esq  &  Mark  Hux- 
licks  Es(/  to  he  niinihcrs  of  her  majesty's  Council  of  the  province  of 
Xewtiiimjishirc.  irli(  rein  you  will  observe  her  majesly.s  more  particular 
com)nand  referring  to  Mr  Walden.   ..." 

263.  Dumas  (Alexandre — author  of  "The  Three  Musketeers"').     A.X.S.,  Ip. 

8vo.     To  " Kean."     With  traiiscri})t.  and  2  portraits. 

English  translation  of  above, — 

"/  beg  the  manager  to  place  us  well  us  possible  Htc  tivo  persons  wlio 
will  bring, him  this  note" 

264.  Dumas  (Alexandre — author  of  "The  Three  Musketeers").  Two  A.L.'sS., 

12mo,  no  place  or  date.  With  Englisli  transcript  of  one,  and  early 
portrait. 

Partial  translation  of  one, — 

"//  you  will  be  so  kind  as  to  stop  an  instant  to-day.  Tuesday,  at  the 
Theatre  Francais,  at  (ilnjiit  two  o'clock,  I  shall  be  deliglitcd  to  meet 
you  there.  ..." 


/''//•.s7   Sissioii.   Fridd/f   Aftcruoou.   Marcli    J  .'lit 


2C5.  DuvALL  ((iAiuiiKi. — A»tKiati'  Ju.-tiic.  I  iiilitl  Siah'.-  Su|irkiiif  Cuurt, 
ai)i)t)iiiti'(l.  1811).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  Itit.  "Marietta,  July  i:{,  1H29.''  To 
•*Mr.  Smith.*'  With  transcript,  hiciirraphic-al  not*',  and  portrait.  On 
monov  matters  with  nuntion  of  K'ichard  I'etors  wf  IMiiiadelphia. 

2(i().  DwKiHT  (Timothy — Educator;  rresident  of  Yale  Colle»(e).  A.L.S.,  Ip. 
folio,  "Ilartford.  April  8th,  1814."  To  '-.Sanil.  W.  Pomeroy,  Esqr. 
Boston."'    With  transcript,  l)io<fra))hical  note,  and  portrait. 

•7  rcc.d  j/iiiirx  /<//  Mr  Si  hur.  irith  :$MHV~rii<l<)!«  <l.  Tin  hnlniut .  indutl- 
iny  the  vj-ixttmn  of  intvrrst  &  ntuiniJ.-^,  irill  (tmount  to  u  litttr  orrr 
$100   ..." 

2()T.  Edgewohth  (Makia — r>ritish  novelist).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "1  North 
Audley  Street,  Grosvenor  Sq.,  Janry.  JJth,  1844."  To  "Mr. 
Vauijfhan.'"  "recti  and  ansrd  IT  Jan.  1844."'  With  transcript,  and 
portrait. 

•'//  highlij  f/i'itifird  uic  to  hear  ax  I  do  from  our  fri<  tid  Mr.  (i.  Rulston 
that  you  retain  a  farorahtc  &  kind  ncoliiclion  of  me  &  mine  I  can 
never  forget  that  hapitj/  and  profttatilii  haiiini  daii.  to  ichieh  yon  atlude, 
.  .  .  I  am  here  irith  my  younger  tnarri(d  sinter  Mrs.  Lestoeh  Milnon 
with  whom  I  yromise  myself  the  pleasure  of  staying  till  April — //  would 
give  me  mueh  pUitsure  to  see  Mr.   Vaughan  again   irere  it  possible — .' — 

"At  all  events  I  beg  him  to  aeeept  in  writing  this  assurance  of  my  grate- 
ful reeolleetion  both  of  hi7n.  and  his   W'orliS  of  all  hinds. 

•7  was  already  in  posstssion  of  both  the  boohs  of  whieh  you  have  been 
so  generous  my  good  Sir  <is  to  presi  nt  to  mr  this  day.  But  they  arc 
made  infinitely  more  valuable  to  vie  and  to  our  family  library  by  having 
youv  inseript'xon  in  their  first  pages  with  this  ra-ord  of  your  rsleem. 

"The    quotations    pom    lUbdinn    songt 

'There's   a   street   little  cherub  sits  perchd    up   aloft 
To  keep  watch  for  the  life  of  poor  Jack' 
is  a  veil  chosen  motto  for  your  Shipwreck  navrative.     It  is   nnteh   more 
likely  to  be  popular  than  wd  have  been  a  grander  stanza  ..." 

208.  EDiiuxns  (George  F. — United  States  Senator  from  Vermont).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  12mo,  '-Burlington  Oct  7.  1809."  AVith  transcript,  and  portrait. 
A  partial  list  of  the  Governors  of   \'erni(int. 

?G9.  Edmuxus  (Geouge  F. — United  States  Seiiator  from  Vermont).  L.S., 
Ip.  4to,,  "Aiken,  South  Carolina.  Decemher  28,  1904."  To  "S.  W. 
Sheldon,  Secretary  Vermont  Association,  Boston,  Mass."  With 
l)iographioal  notice.  Regarding  the  writer's  portrait,  who  states  that 
"I  am  <til1  a  Vernionter." 

2i0.  EuwAKU  Vll  (Ai,1!Ei;t  Edwai;))— King  of  England). — A.L.S.,  ;jpp.  12mo, 
"Marlborough  ll.)use.  June  Gth  18T0.''  To  "Colonel  Poulett  Som- 
erset."    With  transcript,  2  portraits,  and  addressed  envelope. 

"I  have  only  juxt  heard  of  your  sad  &  terrible  bereavement  so  I  do 
not  lose  an  instant  to  offer  you  my  most  sincere  &  heartfelt  condolence, 
having  had  tht  plmsun  &  advantage  of  knowing  Mrs.  Somerset  .  .  . 
I  can  fully  rializ*  how  lirrible  the  blow  must  be  to  you.  Ood  grant 
that  you  may  have  th<  strength  to  bear  thi  grrat  calamity  which  He  has 
thuoght  fit  to  visit  i/ou  irith." 


First  Session,  Frida//  Afternoon,  Mareh   12th 

271.  Edwaeds   (Joxathax — Pastor  of  the  church  at  Xorthampton,  Massa- 

chusetts; Tutor  at  Yale  College;  ]\Iissionary  to  the  Housatounuck 
Indians;  President  of  Princeton  College).  L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Schenec- 
tady, June  ITth  1801."    With  portrait  engraved  by  A.  Peed. 

A  call  for  the  "meeting  of  the  Presbytery  at  Schenectady,  New  York. 

''Being  rcgularUj  rcqiirstcd  to  cuU  a  special  meeting  of  the  Presbyteri/  . 
for  the  purpose  of  reviewing  &  inspecting  a  call  for  the  Revd  Robert 
Smith  from  the  Presbyt  Church  in  the  City  of  Savannah  &  of  disposing 
of  sd  call  in  such  a  manner  as  shall  be  deemed  regular  &  expedient  had  if 
necessary  &  expedient  to  take  measures  for  the  rr-establishmcnt  of  the 
Gospel  in  the  Congregation  of  Schenectady.  ..." 

272.  Egeeton  (Feaxcis — third  and  last  Duke  of  Bridgewater).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "Durham  4th.  Sept. "     With  portrait. 

"You  have  made  a  confusion  in  your  account  with  me,  &  my  Uncle. — 
"The  articles  I  have  crossed  in  my  bill  are  either  charged  twice  over,  or 

charged  to  me  ichen  they  should  have  been  charged  only  in  the  Durham 

account.  ..." 

273.  Eldox  (John  Scott,  Fiest  Eael  or — Lord  Chancellor,  Great  Britain). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "]\rarch  3,  1822."  With  transcript,  and  portrait. 
Letter  of  apology. 

274.  Eliot  (Chaeles  William — President  of  Harvard  University).    A.L.S., 

2pp.  12mo,  "Harvard  University,  Cambridge,  Mass.  24  Kov.  1873." 
To  "J.  Wingate  Thornton,  Esq."  With  transcript,  and  biographical 
note.    Eegarding  "yoiing  Dunster"  who  was  "coming  to  Cambridge." 

275.  Eliot  (Chaeles  William — President  of  Harvard  L^niversity).    2  L.S., 

each  Ip.  4to,  "Harvard  University,  Cambridge,  September  22,  1903." 
and  "Asticon,  Maine,  September  IG,  1003."  To  "J.  H.  Benton, 
Esq,"  With  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  Together,  2  pieces. 
Eegarding  letters  of  G.  U.  Crocker,  etc. 

276.  Ellexboeough  (Edwaed  Law — Lord  Chief  Justice  of  the  King's  bench). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "St.  James's  Sqre,  June  22d,  1813."  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

"/  shall  be  very  happy  to  communicate  with  Mr  Sugden  on  the  Subject 
of  the  annuity  bill,  now  depending  in  the  house  of  Lords,  .  .  .  I  have 
had  some  conversation  with  the  Lord  Chancellor  &  Lord  Redesdale  on  the 
subject  of  the  bill  &  to  which  I  think  they  are  in  general  favourable,  ..." 

277.  Ellsworth    (Olivee — Chief   Justice   of   the   United    States    Supreme 

Court,  appointed,  1796).  A.N.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Windsor,  Xov.  1st. 
1782."  To  "John  Lawrence,  Esqr,  Treasurer."  With  transcript, 
biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"Please  to  pay  or  discount  to  Mr  Amos  Gillet  Collector  for  the  Town  of 
Windsor,  of  the  2.d  tax  granted  by  the  Assembly  in  May  last  Six  pounds 
nine  Shillings  out  of  the  .s'.rf  Tax — (7  bcin;/  for  my  Debenture  Attending 
the  Assembly  in  Orf.r  hist." 


7*'/V.s7   Si's.sion.   Fridd/i   Aftcruoou.   Mttrcli    /  Jth 

278.  Ellswoimii    (Oi.ivki;  -C'lucl'   Ju.-iiiv.    Uuiud    Siair.-    Su|iriiiic    Court, 

appointiMl.  i:i)G).  A.N.S.,  Ip.  8vo.  "Philadelphia,  Aj)ril  3d.  1798." 
To  "Cashior  of  the  Bank  (.f  the  Tnitid  States."'  With  traiisoript, 
hioLTaphicnl  uuto.  and  |Mn1rait. 

279.  Ellsler    (Faxny — Dancer).     A.L.S.,  in  German.   ^]\   'i\\no,  no  date. 

Henrettinif  inahihtV  to  accept  an  invitation. 

280.  Emki;sox   (Uali'II  \\.\li)o — Anu-ritan  author  and  clerwvman).     A.L.S., 

3pp.  8vo.  "Concord.  .^lass.  Jan.  2!t,  1855."'  To  "TL  C.  O.  RIake." 
"With  transcript,  and  2  portraits. 

"/  cannot  come  on  Friday,  as,  I  hrUrrc.  I  am  i  niiiiiicd  at  I'liiladvlitltia 
on  that  day,  &  the  letter  that  derides  the  iiurxtion  will  not  arrive  soon 
( nouffh  to  Jet  me  keep  you  in  donht.  ..." 

281.  EvAirrs  (Wim.iaai  Maxwell — United  States  Senator  from  New  York; 

Attorney  General  of  the  United  States,  and  Secretary  of  State). 
A.L.S..  2pp.  12mo.  "Department  of  State,  Wasliin<,4on,  Fehruary 
Sth,  1881."'  To  "Messrs.  Charles  L.  Flint,  H.  P.  Bowditch,  Brooks 
Adams,  and  others.'"'  With  bioijraphical  notice,  and  portrait.  Re- 
urets  at  not  l^eino;  able  to  be  present  at  a  dedication. 

282.  EvKWETT  (Edavaku— American  orator  and  poet;  Secretary  of  State  under 

President  Fillmore).  A.L.S.,  -ipp.  Ito,  "Cambridge^  28  May,  1850." 
To  "Bayard  Taylor."'    AVith  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Fink  lettf.h.  written  on  tlio  death  of  Wordsworth,  and  iriviiiij  an 
ac<-onnt  of  his  own  interest  in  the  writini:  of  Ihe  poet. 

•'.  .  .  irhen  I  heard  of  Wordsirorth's  death  )ny  Jirxt  thoutjht  teas  of  you. 
I  Inieiv  well  your  veneration  for  him;  his  reyard  for  you;  the  sympathy 
between  you.  .  .  .  I  saw  him  to  the  greatest  adrantaye  at  your  table. — 
heard  his  rieh  eonversation, — equally  full  of  wisdom  &  beauty, — and 
acquired  the  hey  to  his  poetry  by  personal  knowledyc  of  the  man.  I  teas 
not  in  early  life  a  yrrat  reader  of  Wordsicorfh.  I  yrew  up  as  the  reign 
of  S<-<>tt  (th(  povtieal  niyn)  was  ixissing  &  tliat  of  ISyron  coming  on.  .   .   ." 

283.  EvEiiETT  (Er>AVAi:i) — American  orator  and  puet;  Secretary  of  State  under 

President  Fillmore).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Bo.ston,"5  June,  1856." 
To  "I?obcrt  Carter,   Esq.*'     With   bio;^ra]>liical   note,  and  portrait. 

On  litiTary  niatti'rs. 

281.  Evki;ett  (Edwaim) — American  poet  and  orator;  Secretary  of  State  under 
President  Fillmore).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "Boston,  18  Dec.  1857." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Kelative  to  proceeds  to  be  given 
cither  to  "The  School  of  Design  for  Women,"'  or  the  "Woman's  Hos- 
pital."' 

285.  Evei;ett  (Edwaim) — American  orator  and  poet;  Secretary  of  State  under 
President  Fillmore).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Summer  Street,  29  Scptr. 
1859."  To  "Sidney  Bartlett  Esqr."'  With  transcript,  and  portrait. 
Asks  for  the  ])leasurc  of  Sir  Henry  TTolland's  company  at  dinner. 


First  Session,  Fridaij  Afternoon,  March  12th 

286  Everett  (Edward — American  orator  and  poet;  Secretary  of  State  under 
President  Fillmore).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Boston,  11  April,  1862." 
To  "Professor  V.  Botta."  With  biographical  note,  transcript,  and 
portrait.  Lettt  of  thanks  for  a  copy  oi  Botta's  Discourse  on  Count 
Cavour. 

287.  Everett  (Edward — American  orator  and  poet;  Secretary  of  State  under 

President  Fillmore).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Summer  Street,  12  June, 
1863."  To  "George  Livermore,  Esq."  Private.  With  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

"/  hare  yours  of  yesterday.  I  will  with  pleasure  receive  any  body 
You  ivish  me  to,  hut  Jeff.  Davis  or  Fernando  Wood,  and,  in  fact  I  will 
receive  them,  when  you  xcish  me  to  do  so.  ..."  With  mention  of  Daw- 
son and  the  Federalist. 

288.  Fairbanks  (Charles  AV. — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "Indianapolis,  Ind.  March  13,  1916."  To  "Mr.  Josiah 
H."  Benton  President  etc..  Public  Library,  Boston,  Mass."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

"I  am  greatly  indebted  to  you  for  a  copy  of  your  hook,  'Voting  in  the 
field'  .   .   . 

"It  seems  impo^xihlc.  as  we  look  hack  to  the  heroic  days  of  the  Civil 
War  that  politicdl  ii'irtirs  should  have  divided  upon  the  question  of  alloic- 
ing  soldiers  who  ircrc  in  the  field  struggling  to  preserve  the  repuhlic  to 
vote  as  freely  as  civilians  who  remained  at  home  out  of  danger." 

289.  Faraday  (Michael — eminent  English  chemist  and  natural  philosopher). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "8  April,  1861."  To  "De  la  Rue."  With  por- 
trait. 

Interesting  scientific  lettee. 

"This  circle  is  the  aperture  of  the  rays  issuing  from  the  Electric  lamp. 
The  discs  of  the  Sun  &  moon  in  your  photograph  overlap  it  ahout  the 
1/6  of  an  inch  all  around.  .  .  .  hut  of  course  it  is  not  an  image  of  the 
whole  eclipse  &  though  the  photograph  is  movcahle,  parts  only  are  shown 
to  me. 

"/  understand  from  Tyndall  that  your  Microscope  addition  is  not  fitted 
to  show  ohjects  more  than  from  2  to  214  inches  in  diameter.  He  says  that 
he  tvill  help  us  to  try  the  lamp  &  at  any  time  you  may  like." 

290.  Farmers  Ex.  Bank,  Gloucester,  Rhode  Island.    Bank  Note  for  Five 

Dollars,  "May  7,  1808,"  signed  in  the  autographs  of, — "John  Harris, 
Prest.,"  and'"W.  Colwell,  Cashr."    Payable  to  "J.  Lee." 

291.  Fechter  (Charles— eminent  Shakespearian  actor).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 

"London  20  -  Oct  -  1860."  In  French.  With  transcript  (transla- 
tion), and  portrait. 

English  translation,  in  part,  as  follows, — 

".  .  .  We  have  here  at  present  an  immense  and  legitimate  success — 
something  like  Madeleine,— a  noyade  of  woman,  most  successful  aiid 
immensely  taking.  The  play  is  by  the  famous  Boucicault  and  the  theatre 
is  packed  every  night.  .  .  .  I  am  convinced,  the  play  ivill  make  upon 
Ritt  in  its  English  presentation  the  same  impression  which  it  has  made 
upon  me,  Boucicault  who  was  the  first  to  dream  of  such  gaiety,  knoicing 
only  the  Amhigu  of  Dcsnoyer  ..." 


First  Session.  Fridat/   .iftcnioon.   March    12tli 

292.  Fechtku   (Charles — eminent  Shakespearian  actor).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo. 

In  French.  Xo  place  or  date.  With  transcript  (translation),  and 
portrait. 

Paitial  translatioii  as  fdlU.ws.— 

•'.  .  .  H  iras  a  sad  occurrence  that  preLcntcd  mc  to  briny  it  mi/sclf  on 
the  1st  of  this  month!  I  uill  tell  you  this  sorroic  some  day  and  bother 
you  othenrise  iritli  my  troubles.  ..." 

293.  Fechtku  (Chaklks — eminent  Shakespearian  actor).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 

In  French.  To  "Theophile  Guignct,"  French  actor  and  sculptor. 
With  transcript  (translation),  and  2  portraits. 

ilakos  rofiMviK-e  to  Anial.  French  aetor.  ITDl-lsTO.  The  following  is 
a  partial  translation, — 

'7  scarcely  share  your  coniiction  in  regard  to  disylacing  the  pieces; 
your  reasoning  seems  to  me  as  iccll  founded  as  if  you  xvere  to  say  to  me: 
'Ilere  is  a  i-ole  which  is  exactly  stilted  to  Melinguc  and  I  am  going  to 
have  it  played  by  Arnal,  in  order  to  make  a  more  brilliant  success;'  that 
would  seem  to  mc  hardly  logical.   ..." 

294.  Fessendex    (WiLLTA:^r  Pitt — United  States  Senator  from  ]\Iaine,  and 

Secretary  of  the  Treasury).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Portland,  Xov.  26, 
1838."  'To  "IT.  Ketchum.  Esqr." '  With  hiographical  note,  and 
two  portraits. 

"Though  somcivhat  late  i)i  the  day,  1  cannot  avoid  offering  you  my 
congratulations  upon  the  'glorious  result'  of  your  elections.  Nobly,  indeed 
has  the  Empire  State  confirmed  her  redemption.  Gallantly  has  she  res- 
cued &  borne  aloft  that  banner,  which  we  had  almost  despaired  of  seeing 
raised  again;  Immortal  honor  to  the  patriotic  whigs  who  have  achieved 
a  victory  so  brilliant.  .  .  .  To  mc.  at  a  Distance  it  seems  unaccountable 
that  there  should  be  found  one  sensible  man  in  the  Whig  ranks  opposed 
to  continuing  Mr  Talmadge  in  his  present  position — Leaving  policg  out 
of  the  question,  is  there  any  one  individual  of  your  State  who  can  render 
so  much  service  to  our  cause,  at  this  juncture,  as  he  can.  ..." 

295.  Field  (Stephen  J. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  18G3).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  Ito,  "New  York,  May  22,  1840."  To 
"William  B.  Sprague  D.  D.*'  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and 
portrait.  Regarding  atitographs  of  the  early  Goyernors  of  Massa- 
chusetts, etc. 

296.  Field  (Stephen  J. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1863).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "New  York,  June  15,  1810."  To 
the  "Rev.  William  B.  Sprague."  With  transcript,  biographical  note, 
and  portrait.  Regarding  Charles  Anthon,  the  renowned  classical 
scholar  and  his  work. 

297.  Field  (Stephen  J. — Associate  Ju.stice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1863).     L.S.,  11pp.  8vo,  "Washington,  D.  C,  July  21", 
1884."     "Private."     To  "M.    Munford,    Esq."     With    transcript, 
biographical  note  and  portrait. 
Fine  political  letter  in   ket.ation   to  his   name  beinc,   presented  to 

[Continued 


First  Session,  Friday  Afternoon,  March   I'^th 

[Xo.  29" — Continued^ 

THE  Chicago  Convention,  as  a  candidate  for  Phesident  of  the  United 
States. 

".  .  .  There  would  Jnn-e  been  no  use  in  preseiithuj  tnij  name  to  the 
Convention  ho  long  as  Mr.  Cleveland  retained  his  original  strength,  and 
eeriainlij  not  whilst  that  strength  was  growing.  It  could  only  have  heen 
presented  irith  any  ehanee  of  sueeess  in  case  his  strength  vas  broken.  .   .   . 

"/  am  not  disappointed  at  the  result.  The  inflio  iices  at  irorlc  /»  Ixhalf 
(if  Cleveland  would  have  been  potential  in  any  event  in/tiin.^t  us,-  und  />iir- 
ticularly  vas  that  so  after  the  action  of  the  Shiri:t(jn  Coiivention  in 
California;  for  it  seems  to  be  the  established  rule  of  the  Democracy 
that  a  candidate  to  make  a  successful  ciinvass  )nust  have  the  cordial  and 
earnest  support  of  the  delegation  of  his  own  State.  .  .  .  My  decision  i)i 
the  test-oath  case  created  many  friends  for  me  in  the  Southern  States, 
and  yet,  at  the  time  it  tvas  delivered  it  brought  down  upon  me  the  fierce 
assaults  of  papers  in  California.  .  .  .  Had  a  convention  in  that  State 
been  then  called,  I  might  have  received  the  same  rebuff  given  me  this 
year.  .  .  .  on  one  occasion  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Crmgress. 
directed  its  Judiciary  Committee  to  enquire  tchether  or  not  there  were 
any  ground  for  impeachment  against  me  for  some  supposed  statements 
I  ivas  represented  to  have  made  at  a  dinner  party,  against  the  validity  of 
the  re-co)tstvuetion  acts.   .    .    ." 


298.  FiLLMOKE   (]\riLLAi!D— 13th  President  of  the  United   States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  '^Buffalo,  May  26,  1854."  To  "Samuel  Blake,  Esq.  Boston." 
With  hiographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"Your  note  of  March  4:th  accompanied  by  a  copy  of  your  'Constitu- 
tional Text  Book'  ivas  received  here  during  my  iibx< nee  on  a  southern 
tour  .  .  .  I  have  barely  had  time  to  glance  at  its  (■(jntenfs.  but  the  design 
seems  to  me  a  happy  one  ..." 

299.  FiLLMOiiE   (.MiLLAiiD— i;!th  Tresideiit  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Buffalo,  March  2d,  1857."  To  "Mrs.  Harris."  With 
franked  envelope,  addressed  to  "Lemuel  Blake."  With  biog-raphieal 
note,  and  portrait. 

"/  have  yonv  friendly  letter,  and  hare  concluded  I  icill  visit  Albany 
this  week  or  ne.rt  as  7nay  be  most  agreeable  to  i/onrself  and  the  Judge, 
III-  later  if  you  pvcfer  it.    ..." 

800.  FiLLMUKK  (MiLLAiM)— i;5th  Prosident  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  4to,  "Buffalo  April  30th,  18G0."  To  "Messrs.  Thos.  Gaffield  & 
Joseph  A.  Allen,  Committee.'"  \\\i\\  transcript,  biographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

"/  deem  myself  especially  honond  by  your  note  of  the  'HUh  invHiug  me 
to  pveside  at  the  Unilavian  Fcstiial  to  be  held  at  Boston  on  the  L".t//(  nf 
May.  .  .  .  liut  I  rcgvef  to  say  that  my  engagevK  iits  are  such  that  '.i  is 
(juitc  doubtful  irhelher  it  trill  lie  in  my  poiver  to  attend  the  Festival.  .    .   ." 

301.  FiLL-MOHE  (MiLLAiU)— 13tli  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.. 
Ip.  8vo,  "Buffalo,  Jany  2,  18W."'  To  "Henry  B.  Dawson.  Esq." 
Enclosing  five  dollar^.     Willi  portrait. 


/•'//•.s7    Sc.s.s/oii .    Friddij    A  ftcriKKiN .   March    /  Jlli 

;>()<?.  Kdi.iJKi;  (CiiAiM.Ks  ,). — Si'cnuiix  (.1  ilic  I  iiiti'd  Stah-s  Trrasiirv  ).  A.1..8., 
Ip.  Iv^mo,  "(Joneva  May  •{(1  1S(;4.''  To  "His  Exc-elk-ii» y  Governor 
Soyniour."  With  liioLrrajtiiical  imtc.  and  portrait.  On  military  mat- 
ters, with  iiiriition  ni'  ('apt.   ('.   A.    I.'i.hiinlsdii. 

.')0;!.  Foi;i;k>t  (Im)WIX — American  tragedian).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "'I'hiladel- 
piiia.  Au-ust  18.  /(JO."  To  ""W.  If.  .Mirer.  Ksqr."'  With  hio-rrapli- 
ieal  note,  antl  jxirtrait. 

"/  lean  (IcUfjhIcd  In  (/rl  iimii-  l<tt<r  u)  (i//i  iii.st.  mid  itiurh  itlviycl  hi 
hear  that  i/our  late  r/.s//  to  rhUndrlphio  had  hccii  made  iihasniit  and 
huppil.  To  one  coiixlitiittd  //Ac  !/')iir.s(l).  irith  xiicli  an  adirr  .sjiirit  nf 
tnjojimcnt  it  is  no  trotiJdr  to  fjirr  content — pou  talce  ttie  nill  for  the 
deed — and  in  that  wealth  of  noul  i/ou  <>ijoii  tioth.  I  xhall  aliraiJH  he 
liaiiini  to  irt  Iconic  ijou  undo-  mji  roof,  hoth  as  iiucst  and  friemi. 

"W  ith  the  (iiiali/ic<itio)is  you  hare  for  the  end  a-<  aim  at.  I  am  snri'  it 
can  he  reached  nilh  satisfaction  to  all.  .  .  .  Would  it  not  he  iccll  that 
lion  should  read  ai/aii'  irith  a  fresh  eije — Garriek's  Life — Boaden's  Life 
of  John  Kemhle  and  Mrs.  I^iddons — />/•  Doran's  lires  of  the  Actors  and 
ColU  jl  ('il)her's  Aiiolonji — These  mif/ht  also  cinihiin  liiiil.s  iiiioii  irliiih  iiou 
niifiht  speah-.  ..." 

3U1.  l''()i;i:Ksr  (Edwin — American  trauetlian).  A.L.S..  opp.  8vo,  "'Alacon, 
(leo.,  Xovemher  28.  18:0."  'Vo  *\Mr.  Al<,'cr;"'  [AlsoJ  Auto^n-aph  sig- 
nature and  date-line  at  (IkI  of  a  verse  of  poetry.  With  biographical 
note,  and  portrait. 

'7  reeeired  your  rerij  kind  and  welcome  letter  of  21st  inst,  on  Friday 
ereniny  last,  in  Savannah,  and  should  htrre  ansniered  it  at  once,  hut  that 
my  time  was  wholly  ahsortxd  hy  rehearsals  of  Hamlet — risits  of  old 
friends,  and  a  hundred  ".so  forths" — .so  that  I  am  tcell  near  worn  out.  and 
had  no  moments  leisure  to  scratch  one  yoor  line  on  paper.  I  iras  in  the 
li  li  cars  all  Saturday  niyht  and  in  bed  all  day  yesterday.  Sunday. 

"T  herein  enclose  you  my  cheek  notwithstandiny  your  inhiliition  for 
$500  due  the  first  pro.iimo  on  the  Bioyraphy.  Ixiny  the  fifth  instalment 
for  I  cannot  on  any  consideration  he  a  party  to  tin  annulment  of  any 
contract  made  hy  me  in  yood  faith  and  honour." 

On  a  separate  sheet  is  the  followiiis;,  signed  li.v  iMirrest. — 
"From  Shelley's  Ode  to  the  Skylark 
"Jiettrr  than  all  measures 
Of  deliyhtful  sound, 
lietter  than  all  treasures 
That  in  liooks  are  found. 
Thy  sill  to  poet   inn.   Tho  .scorn(r  of  tin    yround .'" 

30r).  FoitsvTJi  (John — United  States  Senator  from  Georgia,  and  Secretary 
of  State).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Georgetown,  March  19,  1820."'  To 
"Ii.  JI.  Wilde."'    AVith  hiographical  note,  and  portrait. 

I'olitieal  letter. 

"The  r(port  of  the  Comte.  on  Dickson's  pitition  nill  not  In  touchtd:  at 
th(  ncrt  se.<<.><ion  it  may  t>e  referred  ayain  to  the  Coma .  with  th(  additional 
documents  that  may  lie  procured.  \V.  Lane  the  Chairman  of  the  Ways  & 
Means  is  perfotly  dispers(d  to  do  justice  in  the  case  &  //  tis  to  yire  & 
/«/iT  o)ic  not  yood  &  you  can  satisfy  him  that,  the  one  had,  your  client 
will  hare  the  full  Jiok fit  of  it  &  your  l.ahour.  .  .  ."  With  mention  of 
tlie  election   laws  in  New   V<m1<  ;iiii1  the  tiirill'. 


First  Session,  Friclai/  Afternoon,  Mar  eh   12th 

30f).  Franklix  (Bexjamix — Signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence; 
celebrated  American  philosopher  and  printer").  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to. 
"Phila.  Oct.  16,  1755."  To  "Mr.  Jonathan  Williams,  Mercht. 
Boston.^'  Address  in  Franklin's  handwriting,  and  franked  by  him, — 
"Free  B.  Franklin."  Endorsed  on  back,  in  pencil, — Philadelphia, 
February  1846.  Reed,  from  Samuel  Bradford  son  of  tlie  late  sheriff 
Bradford  of  Boston,  and  a  grandson  of  ]\Ir.  John  Williams,  to  whom 
this  letter  is  addressed."  AVith  transcript,  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 

Very  fine  and  early  letter,  reads, — 
''Dear  Cousin 

"/  sent  you  last  week  hy  Capt.  Dole  92  Reams  of  Demi  Printing  Paper, 
best,  in  tivo  Cases,  and  98  Reams  of  hroirn  :   irhich  I  hope  irill  safe  to 
hand,  and  to  a  good  Market.     The  Priuiinn  Payer  to  he  sold  at  15/  and 
the  Brown  at  6/  this  Currency,  the  lowest. 
"My  Love  to  your  Wife  and  Children.     I  am 

''Yo^ir  loving  Uncle 

"jB.  Franklin:' 
[See  Illustration] 

307.  Franklix  (William  Buel — Major-General  in  the  Civil  War).    A.L.S., 

3pp.  8vo,  "Hartford,  Conn.  Jan.  11,  1896."  To  "Mr.  George  Alfred 
Townsend,  Washington  D.  C."'  With  transcript,  biographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  have  not  been  in  charge  of  Colt's  Co  since  the  Spring  of  1888, 
and  have  no  influence  with  it  as  to  contributions.  So  far  as  the  per- 
sonnel of  the  1st  Corps  is  concerned,  I  fear  that  it  will  amount  to  little  as 
a  contributor  to  the  fund  for  the  erection  of  the  Memorial.  The  only 
Genl.  officer  left  is  Gen  W.  F  Smith,  the  other  Generals  are  dead,  Newton 
being  the  last.  ..." 

308.  Fkedeeick    (Duke  of  York).     A.L.S.     Marked  "Copy."     2pp.  folio, 

"Horse  Giiards  August  17th  1796."  To  "George  III,  King  of  Eng- 
land."    With    transcript,   and  portrait. 

Important  letter  regarding  Ireland  with  mention  of  William  Pitt. 

"...  7  ltd  re  li]:ririsr  to  report  to  Yaiir  Mnjixiii  that  Mr.  Pitt  came  to 
me  this  morniii;/  (iiiil  in  the  name  of  Your  \hi jcsl //'.■^  ]\Iiiiislrr.'<  (icquainfed 
me  that  in  /■oiisciiiiciicc-  of  some  very  prcssinn  iniclligcitcc  from  the  Lord 
Lieutenant  of  Ireland,  it  was  deemed  absolutely  necessary  that  a  Reen- 
forcement  should  be  sent  from  hence  to  Ireland  as  soon  as  possible  ..." 

309.  Freeman  (Edward  A. — British  historian).     A.L.S.,  1pp.  8vo,  "16  St. 

Giles',  Oxford.  May  36th,  1891."  With  transcript,  and  photograph 
portrait. 

"There  is  something  very  strange  about  that  article  of  mine  ichirh  I 
wrote  for  the  Forum — not  at  all  of  my  own  head,  but  because  1  was 
specially  asked. 

"/  have  been  thinking,  and  I  ronember  receiving  a  letter  from  Mr. 
Metcalf  early  in  February.  .  .  .  It  certainly  said  nothing  about  return- 
ing the  Ms.  nor  was  it  returned,     ft  has  never  come  here  .   .    . 

"If  you  icish,  as  you  kindly  suggest,  that  I  should  tcrite  something  else, 
perhaps  you  ivill  be  good  enough  to  suggest  some  subject  or  subjects  ..." 


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DECLARATION  OF  INDEPENDENCE 

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First  Session,  Fridaif  Afternoon,  March   J £fh 

310.  Frothingham    (Richard — American   liistorian   and   editor).      A.L.S.. 

Ip.  4to.  "Charlestown,  Jany.  20,  1871."  To  "Hon.  George  S.  Bout- 
well.'"  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Eclative  to  Edward  Pratt  and 
and  application  for  his  pardon. 

311.  FiiouDE   (James  Anthony — eminent  English  historian).     A.L.S.,  4pp, 

8vo,  "Brevoort  House.  ]\[onday,  Oct.  21."  To  "Mrs.  Botta."'  With 
2  portraits. 

"You  are  so  good  to  mc  fh<it  I  feci  I  m(nj  throw  Gormhj  sufcli/  on  your 
compassion.  What  could  (live  me  greater  pleasure  than  to  he  present  at 
such  a  union  as  you  propose?  To  see  wise  people,  is  the  greatest  delight 
that  I  can  have  .  .  .  On  {Saturday  I  -fly — /  shall  return  in  December  if 
the  fates  and  the  advice  of  mij  good  friend  permits,  to  lecture  again  at 
Brooklyn." 

312.  Fuller   (Melville  W. — Chief  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1888).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Chicago,  Mar.  30,  1878."  To 
"Hon.  B.  F.  Butler,  U.S.H.R.,  Washington,  D.  C."  With  transcript, 
and  portrait;  Also,  Remarks  of  Chief  Justice  Fuller,  Fehruary  4, 
1901,  in  commemoration  of  the  accession  of  John  Marshall.  4pp. 
8vo,  no  place,  1901.  With  autograph  signature, — "With  regards  of 
]\relville  W.  Fuller,"  on  title. 

"/»  reference  to  No.  288,  /  ivill  say  further— Some  time  ago  perceiving 
from  the  call  that  the  case  might  soon  l)e  reached  I  wrote  Mr.  J.  R.  M. 
Squire  to  inquire  tvhat  was  heing  done  about  it.  .  .  .  if  the  present  decree 
cannot  be  otherwise  changed  to  Bicker's  benefit.  .  .  .  The  degree  provides 
that  if  within  one  hundred  days,  payment  is  not  made,  the  various  parcels 
shall  be  sold  by  the  Master  'in  (n-ronhnicc  with  the  course  &  practice  of 
this  Court.  This  decree  cuts  off  r(  donpHon — The  State  Statute  provides 
specifically  for  rcdcmyiio)!  but  ihc  •cmirxi-  tfc  practice'  of  the  U.  S.  Cf.  has 
been  to  sell  ami  (/ire  dhsulutc  ronn ijiincc.  I  do  not  believe  the  U.  S. 
Courts  in  this  circidt  cmi  thus  upset  a  State  Statute  &  abrogate  a  rule 
of  property.  The  dijjiculty  I  have  upon  this  record,  is  whether  the  point 
is  fairly  presented.     If  it  is,  it  is  fatal. 

"Upon  the  merits  I  can  sec  that  Mr.  Peace  is  afraid  of  his  case  as 
against  Ricker.  .   .    ."' 

313.  FuLi,EK   (Melville  AA^ — Chief  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1888).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Chicago,  Feb.  18,  1779."  To 
"0.  D.  Garrett,  Esq.,  Washington,  D.  C."  With  transcript,  and 
portrait. 

".  .  .  /  will  try  &  get  at  the  tax  matters  inquired  of  in  the  last  letter 
and  estimates  of  the  actual  value  &  forirard  as  requested.   ..." 


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BOSTON  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 

Second  Session,  Nos.  314  to  627,  inclusive 

FRIDAY     EVENING,     MARCH     12th,     AT     8:00    O'CLOCK 


;>J4.  Gallatin  (Ali:ekt — Anuuiiaii  .-laioiuan  ami  linaiu-iur).  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
4to.  "Trcasiurv  Department,  ^lay  21st,  1810."  To  "His  Excellency 
David  Holmes,  (Jov.  of  the  ^lississippi  Trsy.,  Washington,  M.  T." 
With  hiogra])hieal  note,  and  portrait. 

"Mr.  Th  :  Hill  M'iUidiiis  hni'uKj  iicglrctrd  fo  iiolifi/  ichcllKr  hi  intends 
to  remain  as  CoUcctor  at  Xcir  Orleans,  or  to  resume  the  diitiex  of  his 
offiven  in  the  Missisnippi  territorii.  I  enclose  uhd<r  your  corrr  the  in- 
structions for  the  census.  IT///  i/ou  he  phased  to  irrite  to  him  in  order 
to  know  his  determination.'  If  he  means  to  act  as  t^(<retar!i,  he  must 
immediatelii  appoint  assistants  &  yire  them  instructions.  If  he  intends 
to  accept  the  Orleans  coUectorship.  it  is  prohahle  that  the  new  Secretary 
will  not  he  qualified  in  time  to  fulfill  the  duties  relatire  to  the  census. 
In  that  ease,  those  duties  derolre  hp  the  act  on  the  Gorernor;  and  no 
time  should  he  lost  in  inrriiinfi  its  prorisions  into  effect.  ..." 

olu.  (iALLA'i'i.v  (Ai.iiKin' — Anierieaii  sUUe>inan  and  linancier).  A.L.S.,  Ip. 
8vo,  -'oT  Bleeker  Str.,  1!)  May,  18  H."'  To  ''C.  Stebbins.  Esqre,  Me- 
chanics Bank."     With  addrcs.s,   biographical  note,  and   portrait. 

•'Could  lion  oIiVkjc  me  with  a  list  of  the  lianhs.  under  the  safety  fund 
Hank  law  nhieh  hare  failed  or  heen  dissohud  since  Lft  Jan.  1S30.  The 
ntnnes  will  Ik  sufjicicnt  as  your  annual  Stat<in<  )its  shoir  thi  amount  of 
Capital.  ..." 

ultj.  Gallingeu  (Jaluh  Jl. —  iMilcd  Slates  Sunatur  irom  New  Hampshire). 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "United  States  Senate,  Washington,  D.  C,  ^larch 
22,  1899."  To  "Hon.  Josiah  H.  Benton,  Jr.  Boston,  Mass."  With 
transcript.  Recommendation  that  Frank  P.  Hill  be  appointed  li- 
brarian; Also, — ;3pp.  A.L.S.  of  Frank  1'.  Hill  in  which  he  states 
that  if  W.  C.  Lane  "...  is  inclined  to  accept  such  a  desirable  post  I 
.should  not  irw/i  to  hare  /////  name  even  considered."  Together,  2 
pieces. 

317.  Galswohthy    (John    .M. — contemjxMary    English    novelist    and    play- 
wright).    A.L.S.,  Ip.   Ito,  "Wingstone.  Manatan,  Devon,  Xov.  23." 
To  "Dear  Madam."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 
"Thank  you  for  your  letter.     I  especially  like  thr  lin<  s  : 
'For  mtinory  lai/s  its  rinys  as  does  th<    Irti . 
While  Jlopi  sprinys  Itame-like  in  the  hearts  of  men.' 
"With   nnich  appreciation   for  your  kindniss  in   \rritiny." 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   12th 

oITa.  Garfield  (James  A. — 20th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
3pp.  8vo,  Washington.  Xov.  28,  1862.  "To  J.  C.  Buttre.'^  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Yotir  note  and  the  acconiixnn/iiic/  retouched  ctiyraving  are  received — 
/  tliUili  ihc  picture  /«  iniprorcd  and  is  now  verij  good.  I  hope  you  will 
immcdiatelij  despatch  the  picture  hij  express  to-Mrs.  Garfield  as  directed. 
I'hdse  put  a  feir  copies  of  the  engrarinej  in  the  package.   .   .    .'" 

318.  Garfield   (James  A.— 20th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "House  of  Eepresentatives,  Washington,  D.  C,  March  14, 
1880.''  To  "Mr.  Geo.  Alfred  Townsend  #  242  W.  23d  st  Xew 
York,  X.  Y."     With  transcript,  biography,  and  portrait. 

"...  Accept  my  thanks  for  the  little  volume  you  were  kind  enough  to 
send  me.  On  my  first  leisure  I  shall  read  it  with  great  pleasure,  as  I 
have  read  all  your  hooks  thus  far  published.  ..." 

319.  Garfield  (James  A.— 20th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Mentor,  Ohio,  July  29/80."    To  "Hon.  Wirt  Sikes,  Cardiff, 
Wales."    With  portrait,  and  a  short  biography  of  Garfield. 
Note  of  thauks  for  receipt  of  the  author's  book — "English  Goblins." 

320.  Garrison   (\^'illiam  Lloyd — celebrated  iVraerican  journalist  and  abol- 

itionist).    A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "Koxbury,  Dec.  14,  1867."    To  "Jacob 
Horton,  Esq."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 
A  long  letter  of  condolence  on  the  death  of  Mrs.  Horton. 

321.  George  III.  Kixo  of  England.     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Weymouth  Augt. 

19th,  1796."    To  "Frederick.  Duke  of  York."    With  transcript,  and 

portrait. 

''My  Dear  Frederick, 

"/  approve  of  the  Qth  Regt  of  Dragoon  Guards  and  the  V2th  Light 
Dragoons  returning  to  Ireland  as  also  the  Loyal  Tag  Fencible  Cavalry; 
the  foreign  Corps  of  Loeioenstein  Hompescli  and  Waldstein  now  in  the 
Isle  of  ivight  mag  he  sent  to  Cork  till  theg  can  proceed  to  the  West 
Indies.  ..." 

322.  Gerry  (Elbridge — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  4pp. 

4to,  "Washington  'Ith  April,  1814,  Senate  Chamber."  To  "The 
Honble.  Mr.  Piumer."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"...  My  doubts,  in  regard  to  the  success  of  our  negotiation  for  peace, 
are  increased  by  the  prospect  of  a  removal  of  the  restrictions  on  our 
commerce,  &  perhaps  e-rceed  those  of  the  Supreme  Executive;  .  .  .  Had 
the  embargo  been  laid  according  to  the  icise  recommendation  of  the  Presi- 
dent, during  the  last  session  the  enemy  ivould  have  been  distressed' 
beyond  the  most  sanguine  expectations.  But  he  took  alarm  from  the 
J'residcnt's  proposition,  &  profited  by  the  defeat;  so  as  to  lay  up  vast 
magazi}ics  of  provisions  exported  from  our  ports,  .&  to  secure  a  supply 
for  both  the  army  &  navy  nntiU  arrangements  could  be  made  by  the 
British  Government  for  supjtljjing  Loth  from  Europe.  The  object  of  the 
embargo  having  been  thus  defeated,  &  a  great  change  having  entirely 
destroyed  the  continental  commercial  system  of  Europe  or  rather  of 
Napoleon,  both  circumstances  have  operated  to  produce  the  recommenda- 
tion of  the  Executive  ..." 

323.  Gibbon  (Edavard— British  historian).    A.X.S.,  Ip.  24mo,  "le  2  Decem- 

l)re,  1784."     To  ":\lr.  dEyvcrdun."     Witli  ])ortrait. 


Second  Stssioii.  FriiUui   I'Jicnin;/,   Mdrrh    IJth 

o24.  (ilLliEKT  {.Mi;>.  (>.  11.  Auuriiau  ;irlrc>>).  A.L.S.,  Iji.  .^so,  ••i'hiladol- 
phia."    To  ''Charlos  S.  Green.''     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

•'.1///  firift  appearaiK-r  trifh  Mr  lhil\i  tnis  I  think  th<  VHh  nf  .linjunt 
18G!)." 

oib.  GiitARD  (Stei'JIEX — American  philant!in>pi.>t).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  Iti.,  "Phila- 
delphia, i;ith  October,  180;5.''  To  "Geo.  .Simp.son  Esq."  With  tran- 
script, bio<:ra])liical  note,  and  portrait. 

•'.  .  .  Within  this  few  days  I  have  trrote  two  letters  to  Mr  Albert 
(lallntin  in  my  last  ichich  went  pr  post  yesterday  morning  I  point  out  to 
him  the  mode  uhieh  I  propose  to  sreure  the  U  Statrx  untill  it  is  in  my 
power  to  reimhitrse  them.  I  irill  enll  tomorrow  morniny  at  the  Hank  of 
the  U.  S.  for  the  purpose  of  c(tmniuiiicaiiii;f  you  the  contents  of  my  l>  tt(r 
to  that  Gentlcmiin." 

I'riG.  Glad.stoxe  (Wilija:\[  Ew.\i;t — British  Prime-Minister).  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
8yo,  "Fasque  Fettercciirn,  Thursd.  Get.  3i,  'U."  To  "The  Landlord 
of  the  Koyal  Hotel,  Princes  Street,  Edinburgh."     With  address. 

''Intending  to  pass  tomorrow  night  in  Edinburgh  tcith  my  family  on  my 
iray  southwardx.  1  requrst  you  to  hare  the  goodness  to  prepare  for  our 
aeeommodation  two  double  bedded  ro(nns,  one  of  the  beds  in  each,  or  at 
least  in  one,  to  be  large,  and  fires  in  eaeh  of  these  two  rooms  .    .    .'' 

32T.  Gladstone  (William  E. — British  Prime-Minister).  A.L.S.,  8pp.  8vo, 
"13  Carlton  St.  Terrace,  Aug.  6,  1845."  To  "Eev.  B.  Harrison" 
(Archdeacon  of  ]\Iaidstone).     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  thank  you  eaeeedingly  for  your  kindness  in  putting  me  in  such 
early  possession  of  your  recently  published  volume.  I  soon  found  it  was 
a  book  not  to  be  spoken  of  at  random,  .  .  .  Standing  in  that  category  it 
may  well  be  doubted  how  far  it  is  warrantable  for  me  to  make  any  com- 
ment upon  it  .  .  .  It  is  in  the  first  place  most  refreshing  to  find  oneself 
embarked  in  a  real  historical  inquiry  conducted  ably  &  by  an  honest 
mind,  instead  of  seeing  a  few  small  &  superficial  notices  worked  up  by 
the  force  of  the  most  violent  prepossessions  into  a  theory  of  some  kind. 
You  make  yourself  really  minister  ct  intrcpres  instead  of  twisting  facts 
into  shapes  chosen  at  will.  ..." 

o28.  Gladstone  (William  Eavaiit — British  Primo-]\rinister).  A.L  S.,  Ip. 
12mo,  "0  C.  G.,  ^\ch  4,  52."  To  "W.  F.  Larkins,  Esq."'  With  por- 
trait. 

'7  am  heartily  glad  to  hear  of  your  new  and  deserved  success,  and  I 
cannot — although  in  haste  refrain  from  writing  you  a  line  to  say  so.  ..." 

329.  Gladstone  (Willia:n[  E. — British  Prime-Minister).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo, 
"Windsor,  Jan.  14,  '53."  To  "Eev.  I.  W.  Warter."  With  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

"...  That  which  pains  me  chiefly  in  connection  with  the  extraordinary 
proceedings  at  Oxford  is  the  serious  Io.hs  and  disparagement  which  the 
irhole  university  suffers  in  her  dignity  through  the  conduit  of  a  minority 
of  her  members.   .    .    ." 

3.30.  (iLADSTONE  (William  E. — British  Prime-Minister).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 
"11  Carlton-TIouse  Terrace,  S.  W.  Aug.  14,  71."  To  "R.  R.  Wing- 
lield  Baker,  ^I.  P."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"...  it  is  my  intention  tvhen  the  Debate  on  the  Lord's  Amendments 
to  the  Army  Hill  is  resumed,  to  offer  a  form  of  argument  irhieh  is  in  effect 
founded  on  the  idiiin  so   well  expressed  in   your  form   of  ([uestion.    ..." 


Second  Session,  Fridaii  Evening,  March   J Jtli 

331.  Gladstone   (Williani  Ewaut — British  Primo-^IinisTcr).     A.L.S..  3pp. 

8vo,  '-The  Glni.  Iniiorloitlion,  X.?...  Xov.  I  ''JO."  To  "F.  Lawley."' 
With  portrait. 

"You  must  I  fear  have  thouyht  ijour  Idtc-r  0/  <S'cp/  24  had  hvcii  ncyUctnU 
hut  my  son  Henry  was  away  and  conirnumcation  with  A.  Morley  was  also 
necessary.  I  have  just  heard,  from  him.  I  do  not  know  tchether  we  shall 
&  /  hard!]/  liKnr  irhrthrr  irc  our/ht  to  persuade  TJarrii  to  come  info 
Parlidnieut.  at  dini  rate  for  s'niic  lime  iKtitioinrs.  )ii(isf  of  (ill  Tory 
petitioners,  do  not  li]:e  it  k.  niaini  liare  rmisc.   .    .    ."■ 

332.  GoDDARD   (Calvix — Eepreseiitative  in  Congress  from   Connecticut,  and 

Mayor  of  Xorwich,  Connecticut).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  -tto,  "Xorwich  July 
2d,  1832."  To  "Samuel  J.  Hitchcock  Esq  X"ew  Haven.'"  With  tran- 
script,   lielativc  to  the  suit  of  Lewis  &  Cone. 

333.  GoiJDOX  (General  Charles  G. — "Cliinese  Gordon'").    A.L.S.,  3pp.  Svo, 

in  French.  "Turino,  30  January,  187(3.''  To  "]\Ionsieur  Birio." 
With  English  transcript,  and  portrait.  Accompanying  the  ahove  is 
a  printed  broadside  poem,— "In  Menioi'iam.  (iordon,"  by  "an 
officer's  daughter,"  February  -1th,  1885. 

Fine  letter  relative  to  Gordon's  mission  in  the  Balkans.  Refers 
to  his  prospects  in  connection  witli  a  Commission  with  the  Servians, 
Roumanians  and  Turks,  rei^arding  wliich  lie  states  that  the  only  obstacle 
is  the  Turk.  Refers  also  to  the  ditlic-ulty  of  conininnicatidn  between 
Khartoum  and  Goudokons. 

334.  GoRDOX  (Geoi;oe  11. — Brigadicr-.Aiajor-Gencral  in  the  Civil 'War ).    A.L. 

S.,  Gpp.  folio,  "Washington,  D.  C,  July  2d.  18()G."  To  "AndrcAV 
Johnson,  President  of  the  United  States."'    With  transcript. 

Letter  applying  for  the  office  of  Marshall  of  the  District  of  Massa- 
chusetts, reviewing  at  length  his  services  during  the  Civil  War. 

335.  Gould    (Jay— celebrated  American   IJailroad   financier).     A.L.S.,   2pp. 

8vo,  "Lindhurst,  Irvington  on  the  Hudson,  June  19,  1887."  To 
"Franklin  A.  Wheelan.  Esq.''  With  transcript,  l)iographical  note, 
and  ])()rtrait.     Relative  to  Ids  cullectidii  (if  tropical  phmts. 

336.  Grant   (Ulysses  S. — 18th  President  of  the   United  States).     A.L.S., 

4pp.  8vo,  "St.  Louis,  Oct.  24th  1859."  To  his  Brother.  With  tran- 
script, biographical  note,  clipping,  and  portrait. 

"/  have  been  postponing  writi)t<i  to  yon  Iioyiii;/  to  inal^'e  <i  ntiini  for 
your  horse,  hut  as  yet  I  have  reeeired  nothiiiy  for  him.  Alioiit  tiro  weehs 
(Kjo  a  man  spoke  to  me  for  him  and  said  ttntt  lie  iroiild  try  ]tim  the  ne.vt 
day  and  if  he  suited  give  me  .$1()0  for  him.  I  hare  not  xnii  the  man 
since  hut  one  week  ago  /a.s7  t^atiirdaii  lie  irent  to  the  statde  and  got  the 
horse  saddle  and  hridle  since  irhii-h  I  Inire  .seen  iicithir  mmi  nor  horse. 
From  this  I  presume  he  must  tike  him.  .   .   . 

".  .  .  I  am,  still  unemptoycd  hut  i-.rycct  to  Iiare  a  place  in  the  Custom 
House  from  the  1st  of  ne.rl  moiitit.  My  iinmc  has  tieeii  forinirded  for  the 
appointment  of  Superintcinh  nt   .    .    . 

"P.  /S.  The  man  that  has  your  liors,  is  Cnyl.  Coringtoii  oirm  r  of  a  row 
of  si.T  three  sterry  hriek  iioiises  in  this  city  ..." 


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ILYSSKS  S.  CUANT-rUESIDENT  <)F  TIIK  lNITi:i)  STATES 

Autograph  Letter.  Sijiiieil.     isc.l 

[No.  337] 


Second  Session,  Fridaii  Evening,  March   12th 

337.  Grant    (Ulysses  S. — 18th  President  of  the   United   States).     A.L.S.. 

3pp.  4to,  "Springfield,  April  29th,  1861."  To  his  Sister.  Signed 
"Brother  Ulysses.''    AVith  transcript,  biography,  and  portrait. 

Fine*  LETTER  relative  to  the  mustering  in  of  troops  in  Illinois. 

".  .  .  The  enthusiasm  through  this  state  surpasses  anything  that  could 
have  hcen  imagined  three  u:eeks  ago.  Only  six  Regiments  are  called  for 
here  while  at  least  thirty  could  'be  promptly  raised.  The  Governor,  and 
all  others  in  authority,  are  harrassed  from  morning  until  night  ivith 
Patriotic  men,  .  .  .  The  eagerness  to  enter  Companies  that  were  accepted 
by  the  Governor  ivas  so  great  that  it  has  been  impossible  for  Commanders 
of  Companies  to  keep  their  numbers  within  the  limits  of  the  laiv,  con- 
sequently companies  that  have  arrived  here  have  all  had  from  ten  to 
sixty  men  more  than  can  be  accepted.  I  am  convinced  that  if  the  South 
khew  the  entire  iinanimity  of  the  North  for  the  Union  and  maintenance 
of  Law,  and  hoio  frcvlii  men  and  ^nonrii  arc  offi  rvd  t(j  the  cause,  they 
xvould  lay  doini  tin  ir  arms  at  once  in  Iniinhlc  siilniiisxiiui.  There  is  no 
disposition  to  coinproinisc  now.  The  cniKliirf  of  KdsUrn  Virginia  has 
been  so  aJioniiudlilc  through  the  ivholc  control  that  there  would  be  a  great 
deel  of  disdppointtnent  here  if  matters  stiould  he  settled  before  she  is 
thoroughly  punislied.  This  is  my  feeling  and  I  believe  it  universal.  Great 
allowance  should  be  made  for  South  Carolinians  for  the  last  generation 
have  been  educated,  from  their  infancy,  to  look  upon  their  government 
as  oppressive  and  tyranical  and  only  to  be  endured  'till  such  time  as  they 
might  have  sufficient  strength  to  strike  it  down.  Virginia,  and  other 
border  states  have  no  such  excuse  and  are  therefore  Traitors  at  heart 
as  well  as  in  act.  ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

338.  Grant   (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

4pp.  4to,  "Corinth,  Mississippi,  August  3d  1863."  To  his  Father. 
With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Fine  letter,  refers  to  his  stand  in  the  army,  his  views  on  the  slavery 
question,  etc. 

"You  must  not  expect  me  to  ivrite  in  my  own  defence  nor  to  permit  it 
from  any  one  about  me.  I  knoiv  that  the  feeling  of  the  troops  under 
my  command  is  favorable  to  me  and  so  long  as  I  continue  to  do  my  duty 
faithfully  it  will  remain  so.  Your  uneasiness  about  the  influences  sur- 
rounding the  children  here  is  unnecessary.  .  .  .  I  expect  Gen  Hitchcock  to 
command  the  Department  of  the  West.  Have  no  fears  of  Gen.  Pope  or 
any  one  junior  to  me  being  sent. 

"/  do  not  expect,  nor  want,  the  support  of  the  Cincinnati  iinss  on  my 
side.  Their  course  has  been  so  remarkable  from  titc  Inninning  that 
should  I  be  endorsed  by  them  I  should  fear  that  the  pnhlic  irould  mis- 
trust my  patriotism.  I  am  shure  that  I  hare  but  one  desire  in  this  war 
and  that  is  to  put  down  the  rebellion.  I  have  no  hobby  of  my  own  with 
regard  to  the  negro,  either  to  effect  his  freedom  or  to  continue  his  bond- 
age. If  Congress  pass  any  law,  and  the  President  approves,  I  am  willing 
to  execute  it.  .  .  .  I  do  not  tvant  to  command  a  Department  because  I 
believe  1  can  do  better  service  in  the  field.  ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

339.  Gkant   (Ulysses  S. — 18th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "Head  Quarters  Dept.  of  the  Ten.  Memphis  Tenn.  Jan. 
22d  1863."  To  "Lt.  Col.  C.  A.  Reynolds,  Chief  Q.  M."  With  tran- 
script, biographical  note,  and  portrait.     Eeads  in  part  as  follows, — • 

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ULYSSES  S.  GRANT— PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES 

Autograph  Letter,  Signed.     18G2 

[No.  338] 


Second  Session,  Fridaij  Evening,  March   1/^th 

[Xo.  339 — Continued] 

"/  n-ould  sucnH-ft  the  proprietij  of  irlcasiu!/  three  steamers  to  form  a 
regular  daily  Mail  liner  heticeen  this  and  Cairo.  .  .  .  and  carry  the 
United  States  Mails,  and  any  Government  freir/ht  or  troops  offering,  to 
the  exclusion  of  erery  thing  else.   .    .    ."    - 

340.  Grant   (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

3pp.  8vo,  "Feby.  15th  1863."  To  "Admiral  D.  D.  Porter,  Comdg. 
Miss.  Squadroii."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  por- 
trait. 

"Representations  coming  into  me  as  they  have  reflecting  on  Gen.  Gor- 
man's administration  of  affairs  at  Helena  I  sent  an  officer  there  last 
week  to  supersede  him  in  the  command.  Also  a  new  Quartermaster  and 
provost  Marshal.  .    .   . 

"Trade  has  not  been  opened  below  Ildiiia  by  Military  authority  not 
even  to  purchase  and  ship  cotton.  I  hare  thought  of  doing  so  as  low 
down  as  Napoleon  but  have  been  irailinn  lo  sec  if  the  Govt  tvould  not 
adopt  suggestions  made  by  myself  and  innnhcrs  of  others:  that  is  for 
Gvt.  to  take  all  the  cotton  and  sell  it  in  the  loyal  states.  .   .   . 

"No  Military  commander  has  a  right  to  divert  or  order  a  Naval  vessel 
on  any  duty  much  less  to  give  aid  in  private  speculations." 

341.  GiiANT   (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  "Head  Quarters,  Dept.  of  the  In.  Millikin's  Bend,  La. 
Apl.  9th/63."  To  "Maj.  Gen.  S.  A.  Hurlbut,  -Comd.g  16th  Army 
Corps.  Ga."  AVith  portrait,  and  l)iographical  note  of  Grant.  Two 
small  tears  necessitated  the  insertion  of  a  few  letters. 

Highly  important  war  letter. 

"Suppress  the  entire  press  of  Memphis  for  giving  aid  and  comfort  to 
the  enemy  by  publishing  in  their  columns  every  move  made  here  by 
troops  and  every  icork  commenced.  Arrest  the  Editor  of  the  BulUtin  and 
send  him  here  a  prisoner,  under  guard,  for  his  publication  of  present 
plans  via  Neio  Carthage  &  Grand  Gulf. 

"/  am  satisfied  that  much  has  found  its  way  into  the  public  press 
through  that  incoragably  gassy  man  Col.  Bissell  of  the  Eng.  Regt.  .  .  . 
/  feel  a  strong  inclination  to  arrest  him  and  trust  to  find  evidence 
against  him  afterwards." 

342.  Gkant   (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  the   United  States).     A.L.S., 

5pp.  8vo,  "City  Point,  July  14th  /64.'"  To  ".Maj.  Gen.  Mead."  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

An  EXC'El'TIONAI.I.V    FINE  WAR  LETTER. 

'•//  Sh(  lidiin  suc<<(il.s  in  getting  to  Welden,  or  near  there,  I  did  not 
suppose  he  irould  he  (il)lc  to  get  to  the  Danville  road.  If  he  could  how- 
ever, and  could  follow  the  road  up  to  Danville  and  south  of  it  making 
the  destruction  of  both  roads  sufficient  to  last  for  a  month  or  two  it  would 
be  a  good  thing.  .   .   . 

"I  see  from  Atlanta  papers  that  they  look  upoti  the  loss  of  that  place 
as  probable  but  congratulate  themselves  that  Sherrtian  could  not  stay  a 
month  if  he  had  it.  Intimation  seems  strong  that  Johnston  will  fall 
back  to  Macon  .  .  .  and  detach  largely  to  join  Lee's  Army  to  drive  us 
back  .   .   . 

"I  think  Sheridan  should  simply  be  informed  fully  of  the  importance  of 
complete  and  ciicndcd  dcslructioti  of  the  enemy's  roads  and  be  left  to 
execute  it  in  his  own  way  and  with  discretion  to  return  in  his  own  time 
with  authoritii  even  to  ao  into  New  Hern  if  he  deems  safety  requiring 
it.   ..." 


S frond  Session.   Fridd//   rj'rciiiiH/.   MfircJi    I /lit 

343.  (ii:an-t  (Ulysses  S. — KSlh  I'lv.-idciit  ul"  the  United  .Slates).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  4to.  ''Head  Quarters  Armies  of  the  Uuitcd  States,  City  Point, 
Oct.  13th  18(J1."  To  '-Hon.  E.  M.  Stanton,  Sec.  of  War,  Washing- 
ton."   With  transcript,  bio;.rraphieal  note,  and  ])ortrait. 

Fine  wau  letter.  The  ori;;iiial  of  the  "eiphiMCil"  inessji;,'o  relative  to 
Sherman's  niareh  ou  Athiiita,  with  iii('iilU)u  of  1Io(m1's  army. 

"On  tiiittiiiv  rvflrctiiin  I  lulii  re  Shrrnuin'x  prniKixilinn  in  thr  hrnt  that 
can  be  adopted.  With  the  1<))kj  line  of  railr>i<td  in  rear  of  Atlanta  Sherman 
cannot  maintain  his  positio)i.  If  he  cntx  loose  di  xtroiiinfj  the  road  from 
Chattanoof/a  fonrard  he  leans  a  vide  and  destitute  country  for  the 
rebels  to  jiass  over  before  reaching  tcrritorji  now  held  by  us.  .  .  .  Such 
an  Arm;/  as  Sherman  has.  {and  irith  such  a  Commandi  r)  is  hard  to 
corner  or  capture." 

34-1.  Gkant  (Ulysses  S.— ISth  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
2pp.  8vo,  ''Wasliington  D.  C.  Xov.  23d  18(54.''  To  "Maj.  Gen.  G.  H. 
Thomas  Comdr  Army  of  tlie  Com."  With  transcript,  bioj^raphical 
note,  and  portrait.    With  front  ]iart  of  addressed  envelope. 

"The  bearer  of  this.  Mr.  Gicr  is  a  Union  citizen  of  Ala.  to  whom  J 
hare  furnished  a  pass  to  come  and  go  at  pleasure  over  our  roads  and 
riiers  irithin  pour  commands.  .  .  .  I  would  he  pleased  if  you  would 
crtend  to  him  a  pass  to  travel  hark  and  forth  in  our  Army  Gunboats 
plying  below  Bridgeport  ..." 

345.  GitAXT  (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
2pp.  8vo,  "Head-Quarters  Armies  of  the  United  States,  Citv  Point, 
Va.  Dec.  13th  18(!4."  To  ".Maj.  Gen.  C.  C.  Wasliburn,  Comdy.  Dist. 
of  Yicksburir."  With  addressed  envelope,  bioj^raphical  note,  and 
portrait. 

"The  beaver  of  this.  Judge  Lewis  Dent,  a  Brothev-iii-law  of  mine,  has 
been  a  (government  Tn.rer  of  Plantations  in  La.  between  Vicksburg  and 
Lake  Providence  for  the  last  two  years.  .  .  .  He  has  several  times  been 
raided  upon  and  lost  most  or  all  of  his  stock  c<ich  time.  .  .  .  What  the 
regulations  are  now  in  this  matter  I  do  not  know  but  hope  the  same 
favors  icill  be  extended  to  Judge  Pent  as  are  crtended  to  other  loyal 
Citizens  engaged  in  planting.  ..." 

3ir,.  (JitAXT  (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  4to,  "Head  Quarters  Armies  of  the  United  States,  Citv  Point, 
Va.  Fehy.  28th  18G5."  To  ":\raj.  (len.  Hallcck,  Washington."  With 
transcri])t,  l)io£rrapliical  note,  and  portrait. 

TJIE  OKIGINAL  OF  A  CirilEKED  DISPATCH. 

"/  do  not  know  that  thtre  is  any  objection  to  di  n  Ilnncmk  having  his 
Hd  Qrs.  at  Martinsburg  but  nothing  should  be  brought  away  from  Win- 
chester except  in  case  of  necessity  until  it  is  knoirn  that  Sheridan  trill 
not  return.  The  probabilities  are  dnidedly  in  favor  of  Sheridan  return- 
ing to  Winchester  with  his  command." 

34r.  Grant  (Ulysses  S.— ISth  President  of  the  United  States).  A.X.S., 
Ip.  8vo,  "Dahney  .Alills  Apl  Ist/do."  To  "Maj.  Gen.  Queitzel  A. 
James."  Written  in  ])encil.  With  transcrijit,  hiographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

"/  have  directed  Col.  Hotrcrs  to  s<nd  you  the  report  of  Sheridan's  suc- 
cess this  afternoon.  I  have  since  ordered  an  attack  tonight  and  pursuit. 
Communicate  the  result  to  your  troops.  lie  ready  also  to  push  any 
waveving  that  may  be  shoirn  in  your  front." 


Second  Session,  Fridaii  Evening,  March  12th 

348.  Gea>s-t   (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.N.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Head  Quarters  Armies  of  the  United  States,  Apl.  3d  1865." 
To  'Ofaj.  Gen.  Ord."  Written  in  pencil.  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait. 

Important  war  order. 

"Efforts  tvill  lie  made  to  intercept  the  enemy  irho  are  evidently  pushing 
toward  Danville.  Push  Southwest  with  your  command  hy  the  Cox  road. 
The  A.  P.  will  push  up  the  River  road.'' 

349.  Grant   (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

3pp.  4to,  "Head  Quarters  Armies  of  the  United  States,  Washington, 
D.  C.  Feb.  1st  186G."  To  "Gen.  J.  E.  Johnston."  With  transcript, 
biographical  note,  and  2  portraits. 

"Yinir  lrtt<  r  of  the  I's//,  of  Fchii  in  rcjiition  to  John  11.  (ju{''.\  irho  is  now 
hcliifi  tried  ill  Xortli  CiiroJinn  hij  MUiturii  Court  is  jitsf  nrdnd.  In  all 
rasrs  triicrc  Paroles  luirr  been  gircii,  and.  oltserved,  under  the  Conven- 
tion hetiveen  Gen.  Lee  and  myself,  or  between  Gn.  Sherman  and  yourself,  I 
have  always  held  and  have  so  said  in  writing  as  well  as  hy  word,  exempt 
the  parties  talcing  the  Parole  from  future  trial  or  punishment  hy  Military 
or  Government  authority,  for  past  offences,  so  far  as  these  offences  con- 
sisted in  making  ivar  against  the  Government  of  the  United  States  were 
concerned.  .   .   . 

"Gu  is  charged  ivith  ivilfully  starving  to  death  prisoners  of  War. 
Also  of  otherwise  maltreating  them  to  such  an  extent  as  constitute  Murder 
in  a  very  aggravated  form.  T  know  nothing  of  the  circumstances  myself 
and  sincerely  hope  the  evidence  may  disprove  the  charge.  ..." 

350.  Geant   (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  the  United  States).     Printed 

circular,  Ip.  4to,  New  York,  January  1st,  1868.  Issued  by  the  Com- 
mittee of  the  Cooper  Institute  Meeting,  which  nominated  Grant  for 
President  of  the  United  States.  With  biographical  note,  and  por- 
trait of  Grant.    Pare. 

351.  Grant    (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "Washington,  D.  C.  Nov.  24th  1868."  To  "Hon.  H.  Wil- 
son."   With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

''Your  favor  is  rec'd  and  has  leen  read  hy  me  alone,  not  another  being 
kiioiriiin  iiiiiilliinii  of  its  contents.  I  am  much  obliged  to  you  for  the  kind 
expressions  eonlaiacd  in  your  letter  toivards  me  personally,  and  for  the 
support  and  friendship  promised,  .  .  .  In  regard  to  the  matter  you 
ivrite  specially  about  I  will  talk  to  you  upon  when  I  meet  you.  I  will  say 
this,  however;  there  is  no  person  who  tcould  be  more  agreeable  to  me 
personally  than  yourself,  but  in  regard  to  the  place  of  Sec.  of  War  I 
would  say  to  you  tvhat  I  do  not  care  to  commit  to  paper." 

352.  Grant   (Ulysses  S. — 18th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

3pp.  8vo,  "Washington,  D.  C.  Nov.  6th  18T1."  •  To  "Dr.  J.  P.  New- 
man"   With  transcript  of  letter. 

"The  civil  authorities  in  Utah  need  not  fear  hut  they  will  have  ample 
supfiort  from  here  in  executing  all  laws.  I  shall  write  Govr.  Wood  to-day 
cneotirdfiiiiiily. 

''In  the  )natter  of  the  'dream'  it  is  a  pure  fiction  made  out  of  whole 
clothe.  I  never  had  such  a  dream;  never  told  .to  ridiculous  a  story.  I 
should  .shrink  from  the  respon.fibility  of  following  a  dream  unth  the  lives 
of  40000  men,  and  a  nation,  intrusted  to  my  keeping.  ..." 


Second  Session,  FniJciji  Evcnnuj,  Marc}/   J .^iJi 

So.].  CiitANT  (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  tlie  United  States).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  8vo.  "Hambur.;,  July  4th  /T8/'  To  "Mr.  Cramer."  With  tran- 
script, hiogra])liifal  note,  and  portrait. 

"The  Ciiizcnn  of  fhis  City  are  very  anwimtx  to  (jive  mr  an  rntirtnin- 
ment  lo-morroir  and  I  have  coueUuled  to  acrept.  .  .  .  W'r  will  utill  go 
by  Luhec  and  arrive  in  Copoihayen  the  folloiriny  moniiufj  ..." 

354.  GiUNT   (ULYSSES  S.— 18th  Pre.^ident  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

4pp.  8vo,  "Galena,  111.  Nov.  23d  /79."  With  transcript,  biograph- 
ical note,  and  portrait.  An  answer  to  several  invitations  to  speak 
at  various  functions,  all  of  which  he  declines. 

355.  Grant   (Ulysses  S.— 18th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "New  York  City  Feby.  8th  1882."'  To  "Eev.  J.  P.  New- 
man."   With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"Your  note  of  lust  evening  irax  rrccircd  notifying  me  of  my  cUrtion  ax 
a  trustte  of  your  new  charge.  ...  7  ean  therefore  meet  with  the  other 
trustees  .  .  .  Meeting  probably  better  be  held  at  the  chureh  though 
ifnniatriiiil  to  me." 

356.  (Ii;ant   (Ulyssks  S.— 18th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "New  York  City,  Nov.  28th  1883."'  To  "The  President" 
(Chester  A.  Arthur).  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  por- 
trait. 

"/  take  the  liberty  of  introdueing  Mrs.  Mary  Orr  Earle.  of  Washing- 
ton City.  Mrs.  Earle  is  the  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Jas.  L.  Orr.  of  South 
Carolina  .  .  .  Mr.  Earle.  the  husband,  icas  Asst.  Dist.  Atty.  in  South 
Carolina  at  the  time  I  left  the  Erecutive  offiee,  .  .  .  I  irrite  this  intro- 
duetion  to  place  Mr.  Earle  in  the  list  of  icorthy  applicants  for  the  position 
of  District  Attorney,  for  the  District  of  Columbia." 

357.  GitAVEs   (Algernon' — picture  dealer  in  London).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  12mo, 

"Henry  Graves  &  Co.  6,  Pall  .Alall,  London,  S.  W.  Au-jt  22  1903."' 
To  "Josiah  II  Benton  Esq  Boston.'" 

"The  proof  of  Two  Dogs  signed  by  Landseer  you  bought  of  us  the  other 
day  is  one  of  the  earliest  impressions  off  the  plate.  Mr.  John  Sheep- 
shanks who  left  a  fine  collect  ion  of  pictures  to  the  Nation,  used  to  have 
them  engraved  himself  and  the  first  impressions,  rery  frw  in  number, 
that  he  kept  for  himself  or  gave  away  to  his  friends,  were  printed  tcith 
his  arms  on  {a  stnall  lamb)  this  teas  removed  from  the  plate  after  these 
few  were  printed  and  the  usual  proofs  then  printed.   ..." 

358.  Gray   (Horace,  Jr. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1881).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "39  Court  Street,  Nov.  5,  1861." 
To  "Henry  G.  Denny,  Esq."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Many  thanks  for  the  little  book  of  Elections  in  London.  If  I  had 
received  it  u  frw  minuhs  riirli(r,  I  could  have  been  rery  instructive  to 
the  Irish  Of}ic< rs  in  Ward  7  at  the  opening  of  the  polls  this  morning.  .   .   .'' 

359.  Gray   (Horace  Jr. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1881).  A.L.S..  Ip.  Svo,  "Nahant,  Mass.,  Augt  1.  1902." 
To  "^Ir  Varclcar."'     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 


Second  Session,  Fridaij  Evening,  March  12th 

360.  Greeley    (IIoeace — x\merican    Journalist).      A.L.S.,    3pp.    4to,    "N'ew 

York,  April  17,  1848."  To'  "Sen.  Leslie  Combs,  Lexino-ton,  Ken- 
tucky;" Also,— A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Office  of  the  Tribune,  New  York, 
May  6,  1863."  To  "Allan  Campbell,  Esq.  Prest.  Harlem  R.  R.," 
reccomending-  a  youno-  man  for  elianae  of  position.  With  biograph- 
ical note,  and  portrait. 

The  first  is  an  interesting  political  letter  relative  to  the  National  Con- 
vention, with  mention  of  prominent  men. 

"...  TFe  shall  go  strong  for  Day  from  this  State;  I  feci  confident  of 
New  Jersey,  and  we  all  know  ichat  Connecticut  is.  I  did  hope  to  be 
ahle  to  say  that  not  one  Taylor  man  tvas  sent  from  Netv  York  nor  any 
district  adjoining  it,  hut  they  have  got  one  from  the  Northampton  (Pa.) 
district.  {Again  remember  your  journey  there  with  McElvoth,  and 
speaking  at  Stroudsburg)  I  trust  there  will  not  be  another,  and  that 
New  York  will  cast  an  almost  united  vote  for  Day. 

"But  Massachusetts  is  dead  set  against  us.  and  carries  New  Hampshire 
with  her  .   .   ." 

361.  Greeley    (IIoiiace — American  journalist).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "London, 

ll&j  3d,  1851."  To  "William  Howitt."  With  addressed  envelope, 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  There  is  also  a  fine 
pencil  sketcie  of  Greeley,  showing  him  sitting  in  a  cave,  with  two 
lines  of  verse;  accompanying  the  above  is  a  poster.  Math  a  full-length 
woodcut  portrait  of  Greeley,  and  the  caption, — "Horace  Greeley, 
Witches  of  N".  Y."    The  whole  neatly  mounted  in  one  folder. 

A^ERY  FINE. 

The  verses  on  the  pencil-sketch  are  in  ink,  and  read, — 

"The  lights  burn  blue.     It  is  noir  dead  midnight 
Cold  fearful  drops  stand  on  my  trembling  flesh 
What   do  I  fear?    Myself?    There's  none   else   by: 
Horace  loves  Horace.     That  is  T  am  T.'' 

"I  shall  despair,  There  is  no  creature  loves  me 
And  if  I  die  no  soul  will  pity  me. 
Nay   wherefore   should   they?   since    that    I    myself 
Find  in  myself  no  pity  to  myself.'" 

"Vide  Richard  III.  Act  5.  Sc  IV." 
H.  (}.  at  midnight  Nov.  5.  as  the  second  "Richard  III." 

362.  Greeley    (HofJACE — American  journalist).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "Wash- 

ington City,  D.  C.  Jan.  21,"l856."  To  "A.  W.  Thayer,  Esq  "  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Asks  his  friend  to  look  after  his  wife  and  son.  who  are  staying  in 
Dresden. 

"My  last  letter  from  Mrs.  G.  comes  down  to  the  21th  ult.  She  vas 
then  greatly  broken  down  in  health,  and  fearing  the  decline  and  death 
of  our  little  son.  not  quite  five  years  of  age.  She  wishes  me  to  come 
to  them:  but  that  is  impossible.  I  write,  therefore,  to  ask  you  to  learn 
how  they  are  so  soon  as  may  be.  and  to  hasten  to  their  aid  if  you 
ever  hear  that  this  is  de-nrabie.  .  .  .  Briefly,  then,  I  wish  you,  as  the 
only  friend  near  my  family,  to  see  that  they  do  not  suffer  in  conse- 
quence of  Mrs.  Greeley's  disability  from  any  cause,  but  that  they  in  such 

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NATHANIEL   GREENE— KEVOLTJTIONAUY   OFFICKIi 

Autograph  Lottor.  Signed.     1782 

[No.  363] 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   liith 

[Xo.  302 — Continued'] 

case  he  hrought  to  England  as  soon  as  mail  he  and  to  'New  York  carh/  in 
the  Spring.  I  shall  write  to  New  York  to  have  $50  enclosed  to  you  in 
this  letter  for  expenses,  and  in  case  you  do  not  find  occasion  to  spend 
any  part  of  it,  you  may  hand  it  over  to  Mrs.  Greeley.  She  has,  I  pre- 
sume, money  in  hand  and  some  more  at  her' hankers,  Geo.  Peabody  &  Co. 
22  Old  Broad  St.  London;  if  more  is  needed,  I  think  H.  Bossange  or 
Livingston,  Wells  &  Co.  Paris  (S  place  dc  la  Bourse)  would  cash  your 
draft  on  me  at  .sight  in  New  York.  Let  me  hear  from  you  as  soon  as 
may  he.  Perhaps  the  Police  of  Berlin  tvould  telegraph  to  that  of  Dresden 
for  you.  to  ascertain  if  Mrs.  G.  is  ■'^till  there." 

363.  Gkeene    (Nathaniel — ^Major   (jienoral    \n    tlie   American   Kevohition). 

A.L.S.,  5pp.  8vo,  "19th  Sept.  1782,  Ashley  River.''  To  "Major 
Habersham."    With  transcript,  and  portrait.    Letter  inlaid. 

Fine  letter  relative  to  the  Continental  army. 

".  .  .  /  wrote  you  some  time  past  on  the  suhject  of  iiour  Regiment 
hcing  formed  upon  the  Legionary  estahlishment.  Since  I  wrote  I  have 
reccircii  an  entire  new  arrangement  of  the  Army  to  take  place  in  Janu- 
(trii  ne.rt.  .  .  .  Yon  will  collect  the  minds  of  the  officers  agreeahle  to  the 
resolution  and  forward  it  to  me  as  soon  as  you  conveniently  can.  .  .  . 
After  you  see  this  resolution  you  will  he  convinced  Congress  will  not 
adopt  the  plan  for  forming  your  Regiment  upon  the  Legionary  estahlish- 
ment, and  if  the  State  could  he  satisfied  without  it  I  wish  it  might  he 
dropcd  altogether.  The  Army  will  he  estahlished  upon  an  entire  neic 
principle,  regularity  ecconomy  and  order  are  to  he  its  basis  as  well  as 
punctual  pay  and  proper  provision.  .    .    . 

''The  report  you  heard  of  Lt  Col  Lair  reus  death  was  hut  too  true. 
His  fall  is  a  great  loss  to  the  Country.  He  was  a  gallant  officer  and  a 
■irorthy  citizen. 

"H'c  have  heen  much  amused  unth  peace  of  late:  hut  reports  from  St 
Thomas's  says  the  hriti.^h  ministry  are  changed  and  the  King  determines 
to  push  the  tvar.  Lord  North  is  at  the  head  of  the  ministry.  Rocking- 
ham is  dead  Fox  &  Burke  are  out  Charlestou-n.  n-ill  he  evacuated  not- 
withstanding ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

364.  Gi?EGOT!Y  XV   (Pope  Alessandro  Ludovisi,  rc)i)e,  1621-1623).     D.S.   (in 

French),  3pp.  4tO;  Indulgences  granted  by  His  Holiness,  on  the 
occasion  of  the  Canonization  of  Saints  Isidore,  Ignace,  Xavier,  The- 
rcse,  and  Philippe,  1622.  Signed  by,  "Scipio  Cardinalis  Seta  Su- 
sanna'' (Scipio  Cobellntio,  of  Viterbo,  Deacon-Cardinal  of  Sancta- 
Susanna,  Secretary  to  the  Pope).    With  English  transcript. 

36o.  (iiiiER  (Robert  C. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
appointed,  1846).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Mount  Carbon,  July  1,  1863." 
To  "Chas.  H.  Hazard,  Esqr."  With  transcript,  biographical  note, 
and  jiortrait. 

366.  Griswoli)  (Alexaxdei;  V. — American  Protestant  Episcopal  l>isliop). 
A.L.S..  Ip.  4to,  "Boston,  Septr.  10th,  1839."*  To  "Rev.  Thomas  R. 
Lambert  -  Dover  X.  Hampshire."  With  transcript,  biographical 
note,   and   portrait. 


Sfcoiu!   Session.   Frida//   Kvcn'uuj,  March   l^th 

367.  GiuswoLD    (Ai.KXAMiKi;    \'. — Ami'iiiaii    I'rote.^tant   Episcopal    Bishop). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  ''Boston,  Jany.  2  Itli,  1810."  To  "Kcv.  Joseph  H. 
Clinck  South  Boston."    With  hiographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"lilt lint/  no  cnffaffcnicnt  fur  the  first  .S'h/n/o//  mi  the  nr.rt  month  (Fchy. 
2nd)  I  wiU  if  afjncahlv  to  you,  &  the  Lord  pcrmittin;/  on  that  day  wor- 
ship irith  you  &  yirv  xuth  assixtanct  in  the  Hcrriccx  as  you  may 
desire.  ..." 

368.  Griswold    (John  Auulstls — Mayor  of  Troy  in   1850).     A.L  S.,  Ip. 

12mo,  Washington  Jany  9/64."  To  "Albert  Daggett  Esq."  With 
biographical  notice,  and  portrait.  Sending  a  copy  of  the  "Army 
Register.'* 

369.  Griswold  (^Iatthew — Governor  of  Connecticut;  Chief  Justice  of  the 

Superior  Court,  and  President  of  State  Convention  to  ratify  the 
United  States  Constitution).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Lvnch  Oct.  29th, 
1792."    To  "W/«  Ililhouse  Esqr."     With  biographical  notice. 

"/  hcreirith  Transmit  to  you  a  Letter  to  your  Brother  Enclosing  a  Con- 
tinental Certificate  to  be  Negotiated  for  nice  at  Philadelphia  as  it  is  of 
Sixty  or  i^rrenty  Dollars  Consequence  must  inireat  that  you  take  par- 
ticular care  that  it  goes  f>afe  to  Your  Brother  ..." 

370.  Ghismold  (Eouer — Governor  of  Connecticut;  son  of  the  former).  A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Philadelphia  Jan.  23d  1796."  To  "Andrew  Huntington 
Esqr  Xorwich  Connecticut."    With  biographical  notice. 

".  . .  .  Nothing  very  interesting  has  taken  place  here.  .  .  .  no  business 
has  been  completed  in  Congress — those  subjects  which  may  probably 
produce  altercation;  have  not  been  touched — they  must  come  forward 
before  the  ficssion  closes.  &  irill  prftbahly  drrnnge  the  gonti  humour  we 
now  enjoy  ..." 

371.  Guild  (Crirns  Jr. — American  journalist,  editor  and  owner  of  the  Bos- 

ton Commercial  Bulletin).  L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Boston,  November  21, 
1905."  To  "J.  II.  Benton  Jr.;"  L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Boston  January 
15,  1906  (Personal)."  To  "Mr.  J.  H.  Benton;"  L.S.,  Ip.  12mo, 
"Boston,  January  18,  1006"  To  "Mr.  J.  11.  Benton,  Jr.;"  A.L.S., 
2pp.  12mo,  "Boston,  Feby.  23,  1906.  Personal."  To  "J.  H.  Benton, 
Esqre."  Witli  addressed  envelope.  All  notes  of  thanks  for  volumes 
and  autographs  received. 

372.  GuizoT   (FR.\Ngoi.S  P.  G. — distinguished   French  statesman  and  histor- 

ian). A.L.S.,  2pp.  12mo,  "Val  Richer,  Januar}-  8,  1863."  AVith 
transcripts,  in  French  and  English,  and  portrait. 

The  letter  is  in  French,  an  Enj^lish  tnin.scTipt  reads  in  part  as 
follows,— 

''^fy  dear  {friend  and)  colleague,  I  thank  you  for  your  affectionate 
wishes  for  me  and  mine  and  I  leish  you  the  same  and  sincere  hopes  for 
the  recovery  of  Mrs.  Libri.  I  think  very  often  of  you  and  her.  You 
have  done  so  much  for  earh  other  that  a  little  mutual  security  is  due 
you.     Oive  me,  I  pray  you.  ni  nx  rutin  ming  hi  r.  ..." 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

373.  GuizoT   (Francois  P.  G. — distinguished  French  statesman  and  histor- 

ian). A.L.S.,  3pp.  12mo,  "Paris,  January  30,  1873."  With  tran- 
scripts in  French  and  English,  and  portrait. 

Relating  to  his  forthcoming  history.  A  partial  English  translation 
reads. — 

"■.  .  .  1st  I  will  send  the  proofs  punctually  to  Mr.  Bentley  iy  mail,  as 
soon  as  the  French  edition  is  printed  here.  I  expect  to  have  the  first 
proof  tonight  or  tomorrow  night. 

"2nd  I  hope  that  Mr.  Bentley  will  have  the  translation  done  carefully, 
and  by  a  capable  nuu)  and  that  flic  proofs  of  the  English  edition  will  also 
be  corrected  carcfidlii.  ..." 

374.  GuizoT   (Fj!ANC0I8  p.  G. — distinguished  French  statesman  and  histor- 

ian). A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Val  Ricker  France."  To  "Charlotte  M. 
Yonge."    With  English  transcript,  and  portrait. 

A  partial  English  translation  as  follows, — 

"/  owe  you  many  thanks,  Mademoiselle,  for  the  very  interesting  volume 
which  you  have  had  the  kindness  to  send  me,  and  I  should  he  happy  to 
furnish  you  with  some  materials  for  the  continuation  of  your  work. 
But  I  fear  it  is  impossible  to  procure  for  yon  a  copy  of  the  Memoirs 
of  Mademoiselle  de  Montaign.  .  .  .  The  work  is  worthy  of  being  read, 
and  Mademoiselle  de  Montaign  is  irortliy  of  being  commended  by  the 
author  of  The  Heir  of  Redclyffe.  ..." 

375.  Hale    (John   P. — United   States   Senator  from   New   Hampshire  and 

Minister  to  Spain).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  oblong  Svo,  "Dover  IST  H  Sept  2. 
18G1."    With  portrait.    Regarding  a  subscription. 

376.  Hall  (Akthuu  C.  A. — American  Bishop).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  Svo,  "Diocese  of 

Vermont,  Bishop's  House,  Burlington,  Vt.  May  4,  1905."  To  "Mr. 
J.  XL  Benton  Jr.  Boston."    With  signed  cheek. 

"In  the  illness  of  our  Treasurer.  Mr.  Arthur,  and  during  my  own 
conralcsvoK-c.  T  am  attending  to  the  Endoirment  Fund  of  Bp  Hopkins 
Hall.  .   .   .' 

377.  Hall    (IIiland — Governor   of    Vermont).      A.L.S.,   Ip.    13mo,   "North 

Bennington  Yt  Jany  25.  1859."  To  "Mr.  Charles  H.  Gordon."  With 
portrait.     Regarding  a  letter  that  had  been  mislaid. 

378.  Hall  (N.  K. — English  minister;  advocate  of  American  liberty  during 

the  Civil  War).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  Svo,  "Buffalo,  Oct.,  29.  1849?'  With 
transcript,  and  portrait.     Regarding  a  tract  of  land  in  Erie  county. 

379.  Hallam    (Henry — English   historian   and   critic).      A.L.S.,   2pp.   Svo, 

"22  Windsor  Garden,  July  16."    With  portrait. 

"It  would  give  me  much  pleasure  to  wait  on  you  &  Mrs  Boyle  Mon- 
day next,  as  well  as  the  other  distinguished  gentleman  not  mentioned. 
But  I  am  on  the  point  of  starting  out  for  Hyde,  ivhere  I  am  likely  to 
remain  for  several  weeks." 


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AI.KXAM»KK   HAMILTON-- SECRETARY   OF  UNITED   STATES   TREASURY 

Aiitoeiaipli   Letter.  Sijrnod.     17!»() 

[No.  380] 


Second  Session,  Frielai/  Evening,  March   12th 

380.  Hamilton'  (Alexander- — eelehrated  American  statesman;  Aide-de-camp 

to  General  Washington;  and  U.  S.  Secretary  of  the  Treasury). 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  {Circular)  "Treasury  Department,  May  17th,  1790." 
To  "Thomas  Smith,  Esquire,  Philadelphia."  Address  franked  with 
Hamilton's  signature.     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"There  are  in  the  possession  of  the  late  Loan  Officers  of  the  United 
States,  scrcral  species  of  public  paper  the  holding  of  which  must  be 
inconrcnicnt  to  them,  while  they  ought  in  propriety  to  be  at  the  Seat  of 
Gorcrnmoif. 

"I  therefore  request  that  on  the  receipt  of  this  letter  you  will  be 
phased  to  forward  to  me  the  Indents,  blank  Loan  Office  Certificates, 
bills  of  Credit,  known  by  the  name  of  the  New  Emissions,  and  all  other 
public  paper  ichich  may  be  in  your  hands." 

[See  Illustration] 

381.  Hamilton  (Alexander— celebrated  American  statesman;  Aide-de-camp 

to  AVashington;  Secretary  of  the  U.  S.  Treasury).  L.S.,  2pp.  4to, 
"Treasury  Department,  January  14,  1791."  To  "His  Excellency 
Thomas  Mifflin,  Esq."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Respecting  the  account  between  the  United  States  and  Pennsylvania. 

"It  is  necessary  to  the  adjustment  of  the  public  accounts,  that  the 
offficers  of  the  Treasury  should  be  informed  what  Sum  in  final  settle- 
ment certificates  tvere  paid  over  to  the  several  states  by  the  agents  for 
settling  the  accounts  of  their  respective  lines  in  the  late  Army.  The 
statements  of  those  agents  are  the  only  documents  on  the  subject  of 
which  the  United  States  are  possessed,  and  it  ivill  be  readily  perceived 
that  they  ought  not  to  be  accepted  as  satisfactory  vouchers.  I  am  there- 
fore obliged  to  raiucKt  the  favor  of  your  directing  a  return  of  the  Sum 
received  by  i/'uir  .■^tatc  to  be  made  out  as  expeditiously  as  may  be  con- 
venient, and  tnnismillvd  to  this  office." 

382.  Hamilton  (Alexander — celebrated  American  statesman;  Aide-de-camp 

to  Washington;  Secretary  of  the  IJ.  S.  Treasury).  L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 
"Treasury  Department,  August  14th.  1794."  To  "Henry  Jackson, 
Esquire,  Boston."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"A  Warrant  has  this  day  issued  in  your  favor  on  the  Treasurer  of  the 
United  States  for  five  Thousand  Dollars,  which  he  has  been  directed  to 
pay,  by  remitting  to  you  a  draught  for  a  Similar  amount  on  the  Office  of 
Discount  and  Deposit  at  Boston. 

"This  money  being  on  account  of  the  Frigate,  intended  to  be  built  at 
Boston,  you  will  receive  the  necessary  information  with  respect  to  the 
application  thereof  from  the  Commissioner  of  the  Revenue.  ..." 

383.  Hamilton  (Alexander — celebrated  American  statesman;  Aide-de-camp 

to  Washington;  Secretary  of  the  U.  S.  Treasury).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 
"Aug.  25,  1796."  To  "Stephen  van  Eenssalaer,  Esquire,  Lt.  Governor, 
Albany."  Address  by  Hamilton  with  remark  in  corner, — "Honoured 
by  W.  Adet,  Esqr."     AVith  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  embrance  with  pleasure  the  opportunity  of  making  you  acquainted 
tvith  Mr.  Adet  Minister  P:  of  the  French  Republic,  for  ichom  it  is 
unnecessary  for  me  to  ask  you  particular  attentions  as  they  are  equally 
due  to  his  public  and  personal  character.  I  will  only  add  that  I  shall 
take  a  particular  interest  in  whatever  you  may  do  to  render  his  visit  to 
Albany  agreeable  to  him." 


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.KtllN  HANCOCK-    SKJNKU  ( »K  TIIK  I  >ECF.AUATln\  (tl     INI  •Kl'KNI  •KNCE 

Auti.iinipli   Letter.  Si^'iied.     ITiiti 
(N...  :;Nf.i 


Second  Session,  Fridai/  Evening,  March   12th 

384.  Hamlin  (Hannibal — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).  A.N.S., 
Ip.  8vo,  "Washington,  Dec.  6,  1861."  To  "Albert  Daggett,  Troy, 
N.Y.;"  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Wash.  May  16,  1874."  To  "S.  T.  Pullen." 
Portraits,  biographical  note,  and  obituary  notice. 

385  Hamlin  (Hannibal — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
2pp.  12mo,  "Bangor  May  17  1879."  To  "]\I.  Titcomli  Esq."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  You  and  myself  have  lived  through  important  [sic}  and  eventful 
years  of  the  RepuUic,  and  ice  are  not  yet  done  with  them — /  have  yet 
faith  to  believe  that  all  will  he  right  in  the  end. 

"If  errors  have  heen  committed  in  the  pass,  let  us  hope  that  it  may  serve 
to  make  us  more  careful  in  the  future.  .  .   . " 

386.  Hancock  (John — Signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence).    A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "London,  Sepr.  21)th,  1760."  To  "Mr.  Ebeuezer  Hancock 
at  Boston."    With  transcript,  biographical  account,  and  portrait. 

A  FINE  AUTOGRAPH  LETTER  Written  to  liis  Brother,  from  Loudon. 

"/  had  the  pleasure  to  Receive  your  Letters  by  Capts.  Kinney  &  Calcf 
Two  days  ago.  Hunter  &  Dashivood  arc  Ijnth  'I'aUcn,  am  glad  to  hear  you 
are  well,  and  that  you  had  a  good  Comnu m-i ml.  irhat  the  Reason  of  no 
Oration  in  the  Afternoon.  I  hope,  if  your  I  iivJc  is  so  good  as  to  Con- 
tinue you  in  the  Store,  ivch  I  wish  he  may,  you  will  apply  Close  to  Busi- 
ness, &  do  all  in  your  poiver  to  merritt  his  favr.  for  Consider  if  you  once 
forfeit  it,  &  loose  his  good  Opinion,  you  will  make  but  a  poor  Figure  in 
Life;  by  all  means  strive  to  please  him  &  yor.  Aunt,  to  disoblige  either 
of  whom  %vould  be  unpardonable  in  you.  I  am  just  Returned  from  the 
Country,  &  this  Vesscll  Sails  early  in  the  morning;  that  I  can't  Enlarge. 

''Pay  my  Duty  to  Uncle  &  Aunt,  Love  to  good  Hannah,  Betsy  &  the 
whole  Family.  Tell  Hannah  &  Betsy  &  all  I  icant  to  see  them;  I  Sent 
Hannah's  things  some  time  ago,  hope  she  icill  Receive  &  please  her — 
When  iioii  write  me  be  particular  in  acquainting  me  of  the  Situation  of 
the  Family  &c.    ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

387.  Hancock   (John — Signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence).     L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Boston,  March  17,  1783."  Signed  also  by  W.  Greenleaf. 
An  admission  to  receive  Peter  Maloy  into  an  Alms  House;  Also, — 
D.S.,  3pp.  folio,  March  18,  1789.  A  very  important  deed  relative 
to  powder  "ivhich  shall  he  offered  wJiether  it  he  the  property  of  the 
Commonwealth  or  of  private  individuals,"  with  signature  of  John 
Hancock  and  a  perfect  impression  of  the  State  Seal.  With 
biographical  account,  and  portrait. 

388.  Hancock  (Winfield  Scott — Major-General  in  the  Civil  Wav).    A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "Washington,  D.  C.  Febry,  9,  1865."  To  "His  Ex  R.  E. 
Fenton,  Govr.  of  New  York."  With  transcript,  biographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

"Mr.  ./.  ./.  D.  Kingsbury  of  New  York,  a  young  gentleman  who  has  had 
the  misfortune  to  fail  in  his  examination  at  West  Point,  in  Mathematics, 
desires  to  recover  from  the  effects  of  such  misfortune,  by  entering  the 
Service  as  a  Lieutenant  in  one  of  the  Neiv  York  Regiments  in  the 
field.  .  .  .  I  consider  his  being  found  deficient  at  West  Point  a  misfor- 
tune, nothing  more.  I  am  not  one  of  thoxr  ?r/m  think  that  a  gentleman 
may  not  make  an  excellent  officer  because  found  deficient  in  Mathematics 
at  West  Point.  ..." 


Sccdiu/   Session .   Fri(hui    K'i  riinKj .   March    I  .'fit 

•ISO.  II.wNA  (.Mai;k  a. — Clminnaii  ul  tlio  Ja'i)ul»litan  Nalioiial  Cummittee, 
WrMcrn  ITeadciuartiTs).  L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  ''Cleveland.  Ohio,  Xov.  12th, 
1!K)0."  To  "Mr.  Alhert  Dajrfrort,  Washin.trton.  D.  C."  Xote  of 
thanks  acknowledfrincr  oonixratnlatoi y  niessajre,  and  expressing  pleas- 
\wv  at  resnlts  for  Kepnldicans.     AVith  portrait. 

300.  II.\i;i»v   (Thomas — British  writer).     .\.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Max  Gate,  near 

Dorchester.    June  20.  ISS.').''     With  transeript. 

•'You  hcirr  mi/  full  pcrminftifnt  to  include  Ihr  haiifiman's  nong  in  'Thr 
Three  ^tranomt'  in  i/our  collection.  Also  the  Hona parte  sonf)  in  'The 
Trumpet  Major'  (1  rol.  edn.)  which  I  think  ijou  axkcd  for.  .   .    ." 

oOl,  Tl.\i;i.\x  (Joiix  M. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
appointed,  1877).  A.L.S..  3pp.  4to,  ^'Louisville,  Kv.,  Deo.  27,  1869." 
To  "Gen.  AY.  W.  Belknap,  Washington  City,  D.'  C."  AVith  tran- 
seript, hiojrraphieal  note,  and  portrait. 

"Recent  .<«»c/.">/r,ss  ha.<<  prerentcd  an  earlier  arltiowledfjement  of  your 
courteaii  and  Idndnexx  in  calling  thr  attention  of  the  President  to  the 
suhject  of  mil  former  httcr.   .    .    . 

"It  is  stated  in  the  puhlie  prints  that  the  ,^enate  will  not  confirm  the 
nomination  of  Judge  Hoar.  Since  then  the  death  of  ^fr.  Stanton  has 
made  another  racancij  upon  the  Supreme  Bench.   .    .    . 

"It  is  a  serious  reflection  upon  the  fidclitp  and  ahility  of  the  Union 
men  of  the  South  to  sag,  eren  hi/  implication  that  no  one  can  he  found  in 
that  whole  section  who  irould  make  a  proptr  Judge  of  Supreme 
Court.   .    .    . 

"I  hcg  therefore  to  sag  that  it  irould  rejoice  the  friends  of  the  .\dmin- 
i.ylration  in  this  State  if  the  President  could  see  his  wag  clear  to  nominate 
Judge  liiilhird  for  one  of  the  nicancirs  now  cristinq  in  the  Supreme 
liench.  ..." 

302.  TT Ai.-i.AX  (John  ;M. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
:ip|)ointcd,  1877).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  no  plaee.  no  date.  To  "Senator 
Edmunds.""     AA'itli  transeript,  and  portrait. 

3!»3.  1Iai:i'EI{  (Joiix  .V.).  A.L.S..  3pp.  Ito,  "AVashin.irton,  January  G,  1813." 
To  "ITis  Kxccllency  Governor  Plumer.'"    AA'ith  transcript. 

"Information"  that  the  English  were  to  take  the  >.'orthern  imrt  of  the 
United  States  and  Napoleon  tlie  Southern. 

"The  information  which  I  communiintc  in  this  letter  was  receired  hg 
me  roiifidentiallg,  and  I  impart  it  to  gou  in  the  same  manner.  Bonaparte 
has  made  a  proposition  to  the  English  gnrernment  for  peace,  upon  this 
tiasi.s — that  one  of  the  Rogal  familg  shall   he  sent  to  Ilalifa.r  with  one 

hundred  and  fiftg  thousand  troops. that  the  English  shall  conquer  and 

hold  the  T'nited  States,  as  far  as  the  Potowmac — and  that  Bonaparte  shall 
take  the  residue  of  the  Countrg  as  far  as  the  (lUlph  of  Mcrico.  ..." 

301.  Hai.i.isox  (Rex.tamix— 23rd  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  -Ito.  "Indianapolis.  Feh.  9.  18o7.-'  To  "Kussel  F.  Lord.  Esqr." 
AVith  transcript,  l»ioLn-a]ihical  note,  and  portrait. 

Family  letter,  with  mention  of  his  wife  and  son:  also  on  politics  and 
court  matters. 

"...  Thr  political  temperature  howerrr  has  kept  at  the  boiling  point, 
in  thr  Slate  House  &  in  .yomr  rirrhs  about  town.     The  liepublicans  having 

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Second  Session,  Fridai/  Evening,  March   l£th 

[Xo.   394:— Co/I llininll 

the  (ouiiol  of  the  Senate  &  the  Drmomits  of  the  House  of  Reps  the 
)rhecls  of  Jcgishition  hare  heen  locked,  and  those  very  jiatriotic  gentlemen 
Candidates  for  the  U.  S.  Senatorships  hare  heen  forced  to  content  them- 
selves with  a  Caucus  election  &  have  now  gone  on  to  Washington  with  the 
Certificates  of  the  Gov.  &  Sec'y  that  they  were  duly  elected  hy  the  Legi.s- 
lature,  when  in  fact  there  icas  not  a  quorum  of  either  House  present  & 
the  Senate  teas  acttially  in  session  &  doing  business  at  the  same  time.  J 
hare  not  taken  much  interest  in  polities  since  our  most  disastrous  defeat 
in  Inda  in  Oct  &  Nov.  last.  .  .  Our  courts  have  had  an  uninterr%ipted 
session  since  the  first  of  Octr.  &  irc  hare  not  been  able  to  give  attention 
to  anything  else.  ..." 

394a.  IIarrisox  (Bex.famjx— 23rd  President  of  the  United  States).  L.S.. 
2pp.  4to,  "United  .States  Senate,  Washington,  D.  C,  April  30,  1886." 
To  "Hon.  C.  n.  Eeeves  Plymontli.  Ind."  With  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

".  .  .  I  have  just  returned  from  Indiana  having  been  absent  nearly  a 
Keek  from  Washington.  I  am  sorry  to  say  that  your  letter  in  relation 
to  the  Plymouth  P.  O.  came  too  late.  That  case,  in  common  with  a  great 
many  other  .suspended  cases,  was  held  up  until  we  could  ascertain 
whether  any  cliarges  against  the  personal  or  official  character  of  the 
iifjficers  removed  were  on  file.  ..." 

395.  Hat;i!1S0X  (Bex jamix— 23rd  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Xo\-.  9,  189;)."^     AVith  portrait,  and  biographical  note. 

396.  Harrison  (Bex jamix — 23rd  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S., 

Ip'.  8vo,  "Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Dec.  29tli  1876."  To  "Rev.  S.  J. 
Prime,  D.  D.  Xew   York"     With  copy,  and  portrait. 

"/  am  much  obliged  to  your  committee  for  the  kindness  which  induces 
them  to  renew  their  request.  .  .  .  But  May  is  a  busy  month  icith  me  in 
the  r.  S.  Courts,  and  the  stress  of  the  hard  times  tvill  probably  compel 
me  to  forego  the  pleasure  of  travel  ne.Tt  summer." 

397.  Harrisox    (William  Hexry — 9tli   President  of   the   United   States). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Head  Quarters  Seneca  Town  4th  Septr  1813."  To 
*  "Brig.  Genl.  CI.  Clay,  Fort  Meigs." 

Relates  to  Harrison's  campaign  against  the  British  forces,  under  com- 
mand of  Colonel  Proctor. 

"...  After  the  good  behariour  of  Captn.  White  Esqr  &  his  party  you 
certainly  could,  not  do  otherwise  than  give  them  guns  as  I  should  have 
done — altho  those  that  were  not  of  that  party  will  have  to  return  them 
at  the  end  of  their  service. 

"/  regret  the  unwillingness  of  yr.  Brigade  to  join  the  army  in  its 
adraitii  only  from  its  possessing  more  military  ac(iiii)-<  nirnts  than  the 
X(  ir  Militia  &  from  the  mortification  that  it  ivill  give  yoiir.sdf  &  some 
of  your  officers  as  tlic  iniinlicr  coming  from  Koity  u-ill  1>c  quite  equal  to 
my  wishes.  ..." 

398.  Harrisox    (William   Hexry — 9th   President  of   the   United   States). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Xorthbend  Ohio  20th  Apl.  1815."  To  "Major 
Genl  Jackson,  Commanding  the  8th  Military  District,  New  Orleans." 
With  address.     Accompanied  by  portrait,  and  a  note  of  Harrison. 

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SccofuJ  Session,   Fridd//   Kvcuhui,  MtircJi   1  Jilt 
fXo.  SOS— r,/// /(■//(/('(/ 1 

Writton  at  tho  time  llariisoii  was  acting:  as  Indian  (I'miiiissioner. 

"Altho  I  have  unt  had  the  satixfarlion  to  be  personally  knunn  to  you 
I  rccollrrt  irith  pleasure  that  ice  had  formerly  some  correspoitdenee  & 
that  at  a  most  eritieal  period  of  my  life  you  irere  so  friendly  as  to  make 
preparations  to  assist  &  support  me —  How  sineerely  did  I  reeiprocatc 
this  dispositio)!  in  your  late  arduous  &  glorious  struyglef  Iloir  gladly 
irould  I  hav<  joimd  imn  &  srrnd  iniihr  your  <-omniaiitl  t  ren  at  the  I{((td 
of  (I   ]\i(/inii  lit .'" 

399.  Il-Miiasox    (William    IIenky — 'Jth   rresideiit  of   the    LTiiitcd   States). 

A.L.S..  ]p.  4\o,  "Washin^rtoii  22nd.  Feby  1830."  To  "J.  Andrews 
Esq  1st.  Asst.  Cashier  Bank  \J.  S.''  With  transcript,  biographical 
note,  and  portrait. 

Relative  to  Harrison's  bank  aeeount. 

'In  attempting  to  make  a  settlement  with  the  (ior(  rninent  I  find 
myself  charged  irifh  the  sum  of  nine  thousand  dollars  .  .  .  this  sum  you 
hare  credit (d  »i(  irith  only  $T3;J4.(ili/100.  The  first  di posit  made  by  the 
(lovt.  on  my  account  leas  on.  the  H'dh  of  July  1N29  for  $.jOOO.  On  the 
'2'Srd  of  that  month  you  credit  me  nith  .$;j3;J4.ti2/100  but  no  such  sum 
was  ever  charged  to  me  by  the  Govt,  so  that  it  must  be  part  of  the  five 
thousand.  ..." 

400.  H.Miiiit^ox    (WiLLLVM    IIiiMtY — 9th   President  of   the   United   States). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  Ito,  "Xurth  Bend,  18th  Oct  1833."  To  "P.  Benson,  Esq. 
Cashier  Branch  Bank  Cincinnati."  With  transcript,  biographical 
note,  and  portrait. 

''My  son-in-law  Doctor  Thornton  will  have  the  pleasure  to  deliver  you 
this,  lie  has  a  note  in  your  bank  endorsed  by  Mr  Garrow  which  expires 
on  the  I'l/'l'i.  .  .  .  Will  you  my  friend  lend  the  Doctor  your  aid  to  get 
this  order  revised." 

401.  Hakrisox    (Wi.lliam   Hexky — 9th   President  of  the   United   States). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Monday  13th  Angt."  To  "Capt  Floyd,  Comra. 
at  Fort  Knox.'*  Repaired  with  gau7,c.  Witli  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

Relative  to  a  Couucil  with  the  Indians. 

•'/  shall  meet  the  Inditins  the  day  after  Tomorrow  &  will  thank  to 
stud  down  early  in  that  Morning  a  non  Commissioned  Officer  &  twelve 
men  to  return  to  the  garrison  in  the  Evg. —  /  wish  them  to  be  as  icell 
dressed  as  possible  &  not  all  of  one  Corps  but  half  of  the  Infantry  and 
half  of  the  Rifle  Regiment.   ..." 

402.  Haute  (Bret — American  author).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "New  York,  Mar 

20  /71."  To  "Mr.  llciiry  A.  Folsoni,  Dartmouth  College."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

An  answer  to  an  invitation  to  act  as  the  poet  for  I>artnioutli  C<»lle.;:e. 
at  their  anniversary. 

"/  wish  I  could  foncast  my  work  for  the  nert  si.r  months  with  suf- 
ficient accuracy  to  (liable  me  to  answer  yr.  pleai^ant  invitation  as  I 
should  like.  Hut  I  caiiiiot.  and  I  fear  I  must  reluctantly  decline  the 
proffered  honor  of  acting  as  yr.  Poet  from  sheer  inability  to  determine 
whether  I  shall  ever  have  more  time  than  I  seem  to  have  at  pvesent  to 
prepare  myself  for  such  an  occasion.   ..." 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

403.  Harvard    Uxiversity.      Waterhouse    (Benjamin — physician,    born    at 

Xewport,  R.  I..,  1754;  began  the  study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  John 
Halibnrton,  and  subsequently  continued  under  Dr.  John  Fothergill 
in  London.  He  aided  in  establishing  the  medical  school  at  Harvard, 
where  he  was  professor  of  medicine  from  1783  to  1812.  He  was 
also  professor  of  Xatural  History  at  Brown  University  from  1784 
to  1791;  and  delivered  in  the  state-house  at  Providence,  the  first 
course  of  lectures  on  science  in  this  country).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  folio, 
"Boston,  Feby  17th,  1783."     To  "Mr.  Champlin." 

A  HIGHLY  IMPORTANT  LKTTER  RELATIVE  TO  HIS  APPOIXTMEXT  TO  A 
PROFESSORSHIP  AT  HARVARD  COLLEGE,  IN  WHICH  HE  GIVES  A  VERY  FULL 
ACCOUNT  OF  THE  ACTION  OF  NOTED  MEN  OF  MASSACHUSETTS  IN  CONNECTION 
WITH      HIS      NOMINATION.      MENTIONING     AMONG      OTHERS,      SamUEL     AdAMS 

AND  Governor  Hancock.  In  writing  of  the  entry  of  Mr.  Champlin's 
son.  lie  cites  an  "indulsence"  wliicli  is  of  interest. 

404.  Hap.vey   (Petek — American  merchant).     A.L.S.,  3pp.  12mo,  "Boston, 

Deer,  14th,  1875."  To  "Hon.  C.  H.  Bill."  With  transcript.  Re- 
garding some  correspondence. 

-105.  Hastings  (Warkex — first  Governor-General  oi'  British  India).  A.L.S., 
3pp.  8vo,  "Daylesford  House,  15th  May  1805."  To  "James  Blunt." 
With  transcript,  and  lu'illiant  proof  of  the  portrait  (line  engraving) 
by  W.  Shelton. 

"/  return  you  maun  Ihnula  for  i/our  p-icndhj  and  instructive  letter. 
The  subject  of  it  was  not  new  to  me.  I  had  before  read  your  letter  to 
Ar.  Young  in  his  annals,  which  treats  of  it;  and  was  so  well  convinced 
of  the  efficacy  of  the  preservative  rvhich  you  recommend  as  to  have 
resolced  on  making  a  trial  of  it  with  my  irhole  crop  of  this  season.  One 
difficulty  only  occurs  in  my  mode  of  hiishandry,  which  I  am  not  sure  that 
I  can  easily  conquer;  hut  I  shall  altrnipf  it.  My  turnips  are  always 
drilled;  and  having  with  much  pains,  and  ivith  much  success  too,  brought 
my  people  to  that  practirc.  I  do  not  like  to  relinquish  it  even  for  a 
season.  ..." 

400.  Hastings  (Waekex — first  Governor-General  of  British  India).  x\.L.S., 
2pp.  4to,  -'Daylesford  House,  29th.  March  1812."  To  "M.  La 
Beaumc.''     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"...  //  in  your  return  home,  or  by  any  other  chance,  you  shall  hare 
occasion  to  j)ass  near  this  place,  Mrs.  Hastings  &  /  will  be  very  happy  to 
receire  you  &  your  sister  as  our  guests,  if  you  ivill  do  us  the  honor  of 
calling  at  this  place.  In  that  event,  I  shall  beg  the  favor  of  you  to 
apprize  me  by  the  imsl  a  dni/  or  two  before,  of  your  intention,  that  we 
may  guard  against  u  xcrond  disappointment." 

407.  Hay  (John — American  author;  Secretary  of  State  of  the  United  States). 
A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Department  of  State,  Washington,  Feb'v  M, 
1880."  Unofficial.  To  "Wm.  Harris  Kneass,  Esq.  Fort  Wayne." 
With  transcript. 

".    .    .  /  have  never  yet  had  time  to  explain  to  you  the  thousand  little 

objections    which    lie    against    our   asking    small   favors    of    the   foreign 

■  diplomats    in     Washington.      If    H?e    could    get     together    some    evening 

icith  a  ntug  of  hccr  hetivccn   us  I  could  make  the  thing  j)laincr  than   by 

'Writing.    ..." 


Second  Session,  Frida//   Kvcnin(i.   March    IJfh 

■108.  IIav  (John — Aim'riian  uuthur;  Sn-rctan  of  Suiif  nl'  tlir  liwicil  Siak'>). 
A.X.8.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Department  of  State,  Wasliin^rton,  March  11, 
1880."  To  "General  Devens."  With  transcript.  hioi.M-a]thi(al  note, 
and  i)ortrait. 

40!>.  Hay  (John — American. author ;  Secretary  of  State  of  the  United  States). 
A.L.S..  Ip.  4to,  "Department  of  State,  Waphin«,fton,  June  20,  1903.'' 
To  "the  Diph)matic  and  Consular  Officers  of  the  United  States." 
With  transcript,  and  ]ihotograph. 

"At  the  instance  of  the  Honoiahle  Herhcrt  Putnam.  Librariun  of  Con- 
gress. I  take  pleasure  in  introduviny  to  you  Mr.  Josiah  II.  Uenton.  Jr..  of 
Boston.  Massachusetts. 

"/  cordially  hcspeak  for  Mr.  Benton  such  assistance  and  rourte.<<ies  <is 
you  may  he  aide  to  extend,  consistently  with  your  official  duties." 

410.  Hayes  (Ki-thekfokd  B.— 10th  President  of  the  United  State's).    A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "State  of  Ohio  Executive  Department.  Columl)Us.  •-?8th  Janv 
1869."    To  'Olr.  Rumamus  Columl)us  0.'" 

"/  kneir  the  hrave,  Arnold  Isler  several  years  in  the  army —  He  iras 
a  faithful  honest  industrious  hoy  and  a  capitol  little  soldier." 

411.  Hayes  (KuTHEKFoim  B.--1 9th  President  of  the  United  States) .    A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "State  of  Oliio  Executive  Department.  Columbus,  2Tth 
April  1871."  To  "E.  C,  Mins  DD  X.Y."  With  portrait,  and  bio- 
graphical note. 

".  .  .  /  trust  that  the  Association  for  which  a  charter  has  been  granted 
in  your  State  icill  he  organized,  it  trill  prore  an  efficient  helper  in  the 
good  irork  to  which  you  are  devoted  and  in  ichich  all  good  tnen  must  iri.'ih 
your  entire  success." 

412.  Hayes  (KiTiiEKFunD  B.— 19th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Fremont,  Ohio.  2<  June  is:4."  To  "E.  W.  Xash  120 
Nassau  St  X.  Y."  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  An  order  for 
books. 

413.  Hayes  (RrTHEi;FOi;i)  B.— 19th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Fremont,  0.  14th  April  1881."  To  "Mr.  Phillip  Pugh." 
With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  do  not  recall  irith  sufficient  distinctness  to  entitle  me  to  speak  con- 
fidently, trhat  did  occur  between  Gen  C.  and  myself  touching  the  Vineland 
Post  Office.  ..." 

414.  Hayes  (RuTHEiiFonn  B.— 19th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Shingel  Grove,  Fremont,  0.  28  Apr.  1884."     >[arked— 
"Private.''     To  "Samuel  A.  C'hester."    With  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 
Relative  to  the  (Icstn.yin.i,'  (.f  autn-iai.h  letters. 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

415.  Hayxe    (Eobekt    Y. — distinguished    American    orator).      A.L.S.,    2pp. 

4to.  Xo  place  or  date,  but  Columbia,  1832.  To  Judge  Johnson, 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

An  important  political  letter. 

"Allow  me  to  say  to  you  irith  feelings  of  siiieerent  regard  that  I  do 
hope  that  the  invitation  which  ire  have  held  ant  to  our  l')iion  frieuds, 
will  l>e  met  in  the  spirit,  in  which  it  has  heeit  conceived.  The  point  now 
to  be  attained  is  that  So.  Ca.  shall  no  longer  present  to  our  opponents 
abroad  the  spectacle  of  a  divided  people.  Our  best  chance  of  obtaining 
a  peaceable  redress  of  our  grievance; — of  striking  terror  into  the  hearts 
of  the  monopolists,  and  even  of  bringing  our  sister  states  to  our  aid,  is 
to  have  it  at  once  understood  that  when  the  political  contest  is  decided 
at  home,  we  ivill  no  longer  be  divided  among  ourselves.  ..." 

416.  Hayxes  (Lemuel — eminent  colored  minister).     Autograph  manuscript. 

12pp.  12mo,  "Rutland,  1801  and  1809."    With  portrait. 

Original  manuscript  notes,  probably  for  sermons.  They  are  unsigned. 
They  show  profound  knowledge  of  the  Holy  Scriptures. 

417.  Hazlitt  (William — English  critic  and  miscellaneous  writer).    A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  To  "Robert  Baldwin,  Esq.  Paternoster  Row  London." 
With  address,-  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  //  you  would  transmit  the  proof  of  Tahle-Talk,  Xo.  o.  /  should 
be  mortified  not  to  have  it  in  the  next  number  of  the  Magazine.  I  am 
busy  transcribing  Nos.  /!'.  V.  17.  VII  &  VIII.  On  the  present  state  of 
parliamentary  eloquence, —  On  the  pleasure  of  painting, —  On  reading  old 
authors. —  On  vulgarity  &  affectation. —  On  the  look  of  a  gentleman.  If 
I  thought  they  would  be  regularly  iitserted,  I  irould  finish  the  whole  40 
nos.  out  of  hand.  ..." 

418.  HEXDiticKS  (Thomas  A. — A^ice-President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Indianapolis  July  25-84."  To  "Magnus  A.  Hess  Esq." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait.    Declining  an  invitation. 

419.  Hexdiucks  (Thomas  A. — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).    L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Indianapolis,  Sept,-13-84."  To  "Mrs.  Boyd."  With  tran- 
script and  portrait.  Relative  to  the  prospects  of  the  Presidential 
election. 

420.  Hexey  IV.  or  Henry  of  Navarre.    D.S.,  Ip.  folio,  "Fontainebleau,  1605." 

With  French  and  English  transcripts,  and  portrait. 

Partial  English  translation, — 

''To  all  our  lieutenants,  generals,  governors  of  our  provinces,  bailies, 
seneschals,  provosts,  judges,  or  their  lieutenants,  captains,  heads  or 
leaders  of  our  troops  both  horse  and  foot  of  whatever  language  and 
nation  they  may  be,  mayors,  aldermen,  consuls,  keepers  of  gates,  ports, 
bridges,  toll-gates,  passages  and  passes,  and  to  all  our  elders,  justices, 
officers  and  subjects  whom  it  may  concern,  greeting.  It  is  our  icill  and 
we  command  you  that  My  Lord  Bishop  of  Marseilles  on  his  way  to 
Florence  you  shall  let  him  pass  safely  and  freely  through  any  of  our 
dominions,  ..." 


^/J^'/^f 


t/i: 


rATKKK   IIENUY— REVOLUTIONARY    STATE.SMAX 

Autograph  Letter,  Signed.     1779 

[No.  421] 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

421.  Hexry   (Pateick — American  statesman  and  orator).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 

"Hanover,  Sept.  14th.  1779.'"  To  "Col.  Wm.  Oreston.'"  With  ad- 
dress, transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  On  the  reverse 
is  a  letter  by  Wm,  Phillips  relative  to  sale  of  lands. 

"/  have  sold  to  Mr.  RoJjt.  Johnson  of  Orange  three  thousand  four 
hundred  acres  of  land  surveyed  on  the  trestern  Waters  under  Lord 
Dumnores  Warrents  lodged  with  you — tiro  thousand  aeres  lay  on  Elk 
Horn  Creek  adjoining  a  Tract  of  3000  acres.  I  sold  Mr.  Thomas  Madison; 
four  hundred  on  Ohio  opposite  the  Mouth  of  Scioto  &  the  other  one 
thousand  I  purchased  of  J.  Byrd  Esqr.  ivho  claimed  if  from  his  Father. 
The  particular  survey  of  Col.  Byrds  is  not  yet  pitched  iiiion.  ..." 

[See  Ilhistration] 

422.  Heney   (Patrick — American  statesman  and  orator).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 

"Eichmd.  Deer.  31st.  1785."  To  "Capt.  Wm.  Merewether,  Louisa." 
With  address,  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"It  is  with  Concern  that  I  find  hy  yours  that  Mrs.  Woods  Conduct  gives 
you  Uneasiness.  The  Duty  you  oice  to  your  oivn  private  Affairs  cer- 
tainly requires  that  if  you  see  Matters  going  wrong,  you  ought  to  inter- 
pose so  as  to  save  yourself  from  Damage.  Perhaps  on  an  Application  to 
her  my  Sister  would  so  contrive  Matters  as  to  render  you  &  every  one 
contented —  But  if  that  is  not  done  the  Remedy  is  pointed  out  by  Laiv — 
which  is  to  complain  to  Court  &  have  counter  Security  or  take  the  Estate 
into  yr.  own  Hands —  As  the  eldest  Son  is  just  coming  of  Age,  I  guess  it 
will  he  in  his  power  to  give  satisfactory  Assurances  concerning  the 
Estate.  ..." 

423.  Heevey     (James — Clergyman,    Church    of    England,    and    devotional 

writer).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Weston,  May  2,  1741."  To  "Eevd.  Mr. 
Eobson."    With  address,  transcript,  and  portrait. 

424.  HoAE   (Ebexezeii  E. — American  jurist).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Concord, 

Dec  12th.,  1840."  To  "Ebenezer  Smith,  jr.,  Esq.,  Boston,  Mass." 
With  address,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  find  by  recurring  to  your  letter  of  Sept.  Ath  that  you  then 
stated  that  you  ivished  me  to  wait  and  obtain  an  Exn.  vs.  Stevens  & 
Hutchinson,  and  if  they  did  not  pay  it,  you  icould.  As  this  was  nothing 
more  of  a  proposal  than  'the  one  which  you  had  made  Mr.  Yale  when 
you  put  your  name  on  the  note,  and  as  you  further  stated  that  it  would 
be  impossible  for  you  to  pay  that  amount  at  present,  I  did  not  suppose 
that  any  further  communication  was  necessary  or  would  be  expected.  .  .  ." 

425.  HoAE  (Geoege  Y. — United  States  Senator  from  ^Massachusetts).    Admis- 

sion Card  to  Senate  Chambers.  "U.  S.  Senate  Chamber  Washington, 
Jan.  29,  1901."  To  "Mr.  Benton."  In  the  autograph  of  Senator 
Hoar.    With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

42G.  HoBART   (Garret  A. — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 
Ip.  8vo,  "The  Vice-President's  Chamber,  Washington.    June  18/97." 


Si'cotic]  Session.  Friddji  Ki-cuiiKj.  MnrcJi    1  ,'th 

42T.  Holmes  (Olivek  Wendell — American  author,  poet  and  physician). 
A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Boston  Dec.  8th,  18G().''  To  "the  Editor  of  the 
Independent."     With  transcript,  hio^^raphical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  «m  muvh  ohlif/cd  to  you  for  your  polite  invitation  to  write  for 
thv  hnl(iHitdcnt.  I  fdl  ohli(/<tl.  hoircrcr.  for  the  prvncnt  at  Icaxt,  to 
ittrttnc  all  proposals  houcrcr  flattering  ami  yrtKrous,  to  court  the  yood 
opinion  or  provoke  the  re>isurc  of  a  )i(ir  anditnrc,  as  I  am  to  write 
reyiilarly  during  the  coming  Elev-  for  every  number  of  the  Atlantic,  and 
as  this  n-ith  my  College  labors  is  enough  to  keep  me  out  of  that  mischief 
which  the  Father  >>f  eril  is  said  to  find  fur  idle  hands  to  do.  ..." 

428.  Holmes    (Oliveu   Wendkll — American   author,   port   and    plivsician). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Boston,  Oct.  5th  18:3."  To  "the  Editf^r  of  the 
London  Athenaeum."  With  transcript,  hiographical  note,  and  por- 
trait. 

".  .  .  A  certain  freedom  in  the  handling  of  living  authnrs  is  essential 
to  the  character  a)id  favor  of  such  Uttevs  as  you  want,  and  that  is  what 
I  have  never  indulged  myself  in.  It  is  more  to  my  taste  to  make  a 
book  now  and  then  than  to  talk  in  print  about  the  books  of  other  people. 
If  I  could  do  it  in  as  graceful  a  iray  as  M.  Edward  About  serves  you  up 
his  Paris  fcuillcton  I  might  In  tempted  to  show  my  talent,  but  as  it  is  J 
think  I  had  better  kap  it  in  the  napkin. 

•7  thank  you  not  the  less  for  the  compliment  imjtlicd  in  your  polite 
request  and  for  your  liberal  offer,  which  ought  to  command  the  services 
of  something  better  than  the  liohemians  and  Modocs  who  infest  some  of 
our  critical  journals.  ..." 

429.  Hol:mes    (Oliver   Wendell — American   author,   poet   and   physician). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "296  Beacon  St.  (Boston),  June  9th,  1890.*'  To 
"Mr.  Bowen.'^    With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"...  Day  after  tomorrow  we  leave  Boston  for  the  season, — my  son 
and  his  wife  and  myself,  and  remain  in  our  country  and  seaside  residence 
until  October.  But  I  keep  my  Boston  house  open  and  we  can  talk  over 
the  history  of  Woodstock  there  very  comfortably.  .  .  .  I  think  there  must 
be  a  great  deal  in  it  nhich  comes  home  to  me,  whose  ancestors  were 
among  the  earliest  settlers.  I  am  sure  you  must  feci  a  pride  in  the  tonn 
you  have  done  so  much  to  enrich  and  establish  .    .    ." 

430.  Holmes   (Oliver  Wendell,  Jr. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Su- 

preme Court,  appointed,  1902).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Supreme  Court 
of  the  United  States,  Washington,  D.  C,  March  29,  1907."  To 
"J.  H.  Benton,  P^sq.,  Counsellor  at  Law,  Boston,  ^lassachusetts." 
AVith  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  On  legal  matters 
with  special  reference  to  the  Sherman  "Anti -Trust  Act." 

431.  Holmes  (Oliver  Wendell,  Jr. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Su- 

].reme  Court,  appointed,  1902).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  ".March  8,  1910." 
To  "J.  H.  Benton,  Esq.,  Ames  Building,  Boston,  :Massachusetts." 
With  transcript  and  biographical  note.  Thanking  ^Ir.  Benton 
for  a  book  which  has  given  "pleasure  of  running  through  it." 

432.  Hone    (William— British  author  and  bookseller).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  4to, 

"Ludgate  Hill,  23  May,  1S23."    To  "M.  W.  Alexander,  Yarmouth." 

[Continued 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   12th 

[N"o.  4:32— Continued \ 

AVith  transcript,  and  portrait  by  George  Cruikshank. 

An  exceptionally  fine  letter. 

"From  ftcn  of  your  letters  arrivii)fj  irhilr  I  had  a  heavii  Sale  on.  the 
third  n-hi1r  !«  the  midst  of  alteratious  of  mij  premises;  and  the  nhole 
three  while  under  the  extreme  vexation  from  the  delay  at  the  printers 
in  the  publication  of  my  Mysteries,  .  .  .  Noiv  how  I  am  to  make  good 
the  evil  I  have  occasioned  I  know  not — hut,  as  out  of  evil  comes  good,  it 
may  he  that  hoth  of  tis  will  have  received  a  lesson,  and  that  you  may 
dctrrmine  not  to  rely  on  me  in  future,  while  I  under  the  apprehension  of 
such  a  purpose  may  he  more  exact.  .  .  .  Herewith  you  have  4  copies  of 
the  M)/stcri(s  &  2  of  the  Apoc.  N.  Test. — the  former  hook  has  heen,  like 
Coryatcs  cniditirs.  'hast  ill/  gohhled  up'  to  the  extent  of  800  copies.  ..." 

"/  am  voir  a  Book  auctioneer,  'one  and  indivisihic,'  and,  strange  to  say, 
can  catalogue  away  &  knock  down  without  danger  to  my  resolution  to 
read  no  more — a  resolution  that  has  heen  forced  upon  me,  &  must  he 
persevered  in  for  the  sake  of  the  famiJy —  Books  have  heen  my  com- 
panions, friends,  counsellors  &  consolers — /  have  floicn  to  them  amid 
care,  as  drunkards  do  to  drams.  &  almost  to  as  had  end — for  they  intoxi- 
cate &  enervate  me  most  fearfully — inasmuch  as  the  pleasure  I  have  in 
them  ahstract  me  from  real  duties,  disqualify  me  for  active  exertion,  and 
leave  me  to  the  'worm  of  conscience'  which  has  at  length  hitten  me  into 
■the  aforesaid  resolve  to  read  no  more.   ..." 

433  Hoon  (Jake — Widow  of  Thomas  Hood,  British  poet)  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo, 
"16  Hemingford  Cottages,  Barnsbury  Eoad,  Islington,  17th  Xovr. ;" 
Also, — Envelope  addressed, — "Miss  Shobert,  with  Mrs.  Hood's  Com- 
pliments."    With  transcript. 

"/  must  request  you  will  inform  me  from  what  source  you  ohtained  the 
poem  puhlished  in  the  'Forget  me  Not'  of  this  season  with  the  signature 
of  the  late  Mr  Hood — /  should  tvish  also  to  see  the  M.8.S. — The  poem  is 
not  genuine — and  heing  very  inferior  I  am  most  anxious  to  have  the 
matter  explained.  ..." 

434.  Hood  (Thomas— English  poet).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "31  King's  Eoad, 
Brighton,  16  Xov:,  1828."  To  "Eobt.  Balmanno,  Esqr.,  7  Craven 
Street,  Strand,  London."  With,— "Copy  of  the  Enclosure.  31 
Kings  Eoad,  Brighton,  Sunday  Morning,  16  Xovr.,  1828."  To  "Sir 
Thomas  Lawrence,  P.E.A.,"  attested  as  "a  True  Copy  by  me,  E.B." 
(Eobert  Balmanno).     AYitli  transcripts,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  Your  account  of  the  Cicm  was  very  gratifying. — not  that  I  must 
reckon  on  my  contingencies,— they  are  more  likely  to  prove  dead  certain- 
ties. If  Booksellers  have  a  main  sale  they  will  pretend  it  was  only  a 
mizzen.  .  .  .  All  our  Compliments  to  all  your  Compliments. — &  all  our 
regards  on  every  regard.  I  am  ohliged  to  close  hastily  to  save  the  post; 
hut  am  deliherately  ..." 

Hood's  letter  to  Sir  Thomas  Lawrence,  a  copy,  of  which  he  enckises. 
reads  in  part, — 

"There  are  some  sketches  of  Brighton— (in  Cookes  Copper)  &  /  have 
undertaken  to  scrihhle  some  notes  on  the  margin  of  the  sea.  To  this 
end,  I  am  here  enjoying  the  hrcczes. — which  I  inhale  like  a  sea  sider 
looking  over  a  prospect  that  in  its  calm  reminds  mc  of  a  sea  peace  hy 
Vandertcelde  &  in  its  shingles  of  Beech ey.  .  .  .  Afar  off,  a  lonely  vessell 
is  tumhling  ahout  and  ohserrc  here  the  goodness  of  providence  that  the 
rougher  the  storm,  the  hettcr  the  hoat  is  pitched, — irhile  here  and  there 
in  the  foreground  man  he  seen  what  Moliere  with  his  french  inversion 
would  can  a  Tar  tough.  The  skeleton  of  a  lost  hrig,  like  the  hones  of 
a  sea  monster  lies  at  the  extreme  left.  ..." 


Second  Session.  Fridai/  Evening,  March   12th 

435.  IIooi)   (Thomas— Eiij,r|ish  poet).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  ''2   Hohert  Street, 

Adelphi."  To  "A.  Cooper,  Esq/r  13.  Xew  Milman  Street."  With 
transjerij)!,  and  portrait.    Address  and  wax  seal. 

"/  rrturitcd  prstcrdai/  from  lirii/Iitnii  with  thr  linok  of  M.S.S.  iihi<lt 
hax  only  liccn  xccn  hi/  mi/xclf.  I  hnvc  xcUcted  tiro  of  the  xhortrr  picrcH 
for  iiiscrtinii  hut  shoithl  hr  (jlatt  to  hurc  a  rcndituj  of  the  pocnix  j/oii 
nirntinii.  Will  ijoit  htirc  tlir  i/oodmxs  to  nxccrtdiii  irhithcr  Mr  Houxman 
iroiiid  ]ir(f(r  hix  laimi    or  initinlx  oiihi  to  hr  <if}i.i((l.   ..." 

436.  Hoi'Kixs  (JoHX  H. — first  Epi.seopal  Bishop  of  Vermont).    A.L.S.,  3pp. 

8vo.  "Burlincjton  Yt.  :March  22/1850."  To  "Rt.  Rev  Bisliop  Buyers. 
D.  D.''     "With  biographieal  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  The  Review  of  mi/  t)ook  in  the  Chrixtinti  M^itiicxx  &  Adromtc 
struck  tnr  at  the  time,  not  only  as  being  very  able  &  thorough,  hut  par- 
ticularly as  expressive  of  a  most  kind  and  af[ectionate  spirit  towards  the 
author,   .    .    . 

"The  warmth  of  approbation  with  u'hich  this  last  publication  has  hem 
received,  has  not  merely  gratified,  but  axtunixhcd  mc :  cxpccially  in  the 
fact  that  it  has  proceeded  icith  equal  kindlincxx  and  zeal,  from  both 
sides;  our  brethern  of  Maryland.  New  Jersey  and  Connecticut,  on  the 
one  hand,  and  those'of  Virginia,  Ohio  and  Delaware  upon  the  other.  .  .  ." 

437.  HoHTOX  (Edward  AuGU.STUs — Unitarian  minister,  and  author).    A.L.S.. 

2pp.  Svo,  "From  Rev.  Edward  A.  Horton  25  Beaeon  Street  Boston 
Dec.  15,  1904."  To  "Colonel  [J.  H.  Benton]."  Accepting  invita- 
tion to  tlie  AVrniont  As.sociation  Dinner  fur  following  January. 

438.  Howe   (Julia  Wai:d).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "241  Beacon  St.  Jan.  2nd 

in03."  To  ":\lr.  J.  H.  Benton,  Jr;"  Also,— A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Jan. 
6th,  1002."  To  "Mrs.  Benton,"  thanking  lier  for  flowers.  With 
transcripts. 

The  letter  to  Mr.  Benton  refers  to  "o  letter  which  I  have  writttn  to 
Countess  Yampini  \'alazar,  e.rpressivc  of  my  good  opinion  of  her  maga- 
zine, the  Italian  Review.  The  Countess  is  herself  partly  English,  and 
her  magazine  is  publixhcd  in  that  language.  She  vixitx  thix  country  in 
the  interest  of  her  publication.   ..." 

439  HowKr.Ls  (WiLLiA:\r  Deax — American  author  and  critic).  A.L.S..  l]i. 
8vo,  "Executive  .Mansion,  Washington,  May  10,  1880."  To  "John 
Hay."     With  transcript,  hiograpliical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  have  been  trying,  ever  since  wc  came,  to  meet  ynu.  and  Mr.^. 
IIowclls  and  I  will  come  to-morrow.  Ax  ».v»(//  /  xhall  conn  irith  a  letter 
from  ^fark  Twain  in  my  pocket.  ..." 

440.  HowELLs  (WiELiAM  Deax — American  author  and  critic).  A.L.S.,  Ip. 
8vo,  "York  Harhor,  Sept.  26,  1915."  To  ".Miss  Hersey."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

"It  is  very  kind  of  you  to  hold  back  a  bridal  pair  in  our  behalf,  and  I 
ivish  ire  could  profit  by  your  kindness.  .   .   ." 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

4-il.  Hubbard  (T. — Speaker  of  the  Massachusetts  House  of  Representatives). 
D.S.,  Ip.  folio,  "Boston,  Augt.  12,  1756."  Treasurer's  Account  of 
Expenses  for  the  County  of  Suffolk,  signed  by  the  treasurer,  Richard 
Bill;  On  the  reverse  of  sheet,  is  an  affidavit  by  the  Subscribers  ap- 
pointed a  Committee  by  the  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace 
for  the  County  of  Suffolk  approving  said  account,  and  signed  by, — 
George  Craddock,  John  Phillips,  Joseph  Donse,  and  Ezek.  Gold- 
thwait,  Cler. ;  also,  "In  the  house  of  Representatives,  Augt.  18, 
1756,  Read  and  Ordered  that  the  Account  be  allowed  ..."  signed 
bv, — T.  Hubbard,  Spkr.,  Thos.  Clarke,  Dpty.  Secrv.  and  consented 
to  by  W.  Shirley. 

442.  Huc;he8    (Thomas— British   writer).      A.L.S.,   2pp,    8vo,   "Athenaeum 

Club,  Pall  Mall,  Oct.  20/81."    AVith  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"I  was  much  annoyed  to  find  from  a  letter  of  my  brother's  that  the 
copy  of  my  works,  &  the  autograph  of  Mr.  Disraeli  had  never  reached 
their  destination.  .  .  .  I  ivill  instruct  MacMillan  to  forward  copies  of 
my  books  through  their  American  house,  &  icill  not  neglect  any  chance 
of  getting  information  as  to  the  missing  ones  d:c,  though  I  have  little^ 
hope  now  of  bringing  Mr.  Robson  to  book.  ..." 

443.  Hugo   (Victor — eminent  Fr^ench  poet  and  writer).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 

"Hanonville  house,  [Calais]  22  avril  [1862]."  To  "M.  Andre  Lava- 
riyon,"  congratulating  the  journalist  on  his  attitude  and  written 
work  re  'La  Gironde ;'  Also,— A.N.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "9  Mai  [1844]." 
To  "M.  L.  Cheratres,"  sending  congratulations.  With  two  portraits. 
As  one  lot. 

444.  Hugo  (Victor — eminent  French  Xovelist) .    A.L.S.,  (initials),  4pp.  8vo, 

"]\Iay  16."  No  year,  but  early.  With  French  and  English  tran- 
scripts, and  portrait. 

Ax  EXCEEDINGLY  iMPORTAXT  LETTER,  witli  meiitioii  of  liis  owu  works,  and 
those  of  Sir  Walter  Scott. 

Letter  in  French,  a  partial  English  transcript  reads  as  follows, — 
"...  Personally  I  assure  you  of  my  gratitude  for  both  the  first  and 
the  second  articles  with  which  you  permit  me  to  honor  my  feeble  work. 

All  that  you  say  about  Cervantes  and  Don  Quixote  seems  to  me  to  be 
singularly  just  and  appropriate.  I  do  not  fully  share  your  severe  opinion 
of  W.  Scott.  I  think  that  in  all  of  his  icorks  which  are  not  mere  specu- 
lations, a  primary  idea  is  expressed  and  developed.  See  Kenilworth, 
Ivanhoe,  The  Prison  of  Edinburgh,  Q.  Durward,  &c. 

Otherwise  you  are  quite  right  in  this :  every  work  which  has  not  some 
sort  of  a  mythical  sense,  that  is  to  say,  which  does  not  develop  some  great 
moral  idea,  is  a  futilitt/  unirorthii  of  art.  that  hasis  of  crcnj  litcntry 
system  is  also  {and  I  am  proud  to  find  that  yon  po^iscss  it)  flic  fnumlntioii 
of  mine.  Thus  in  Hans  d'l.slandc  I  did  not  try  to  do  anything  c.rccpt  to 
contrast  two  misanthropists,  ivho,  ichile  having  opposite  principles  arrive 
at  nearly  similar  results  and  correct  each  other  {Hans  and  Schumacher). 
In  Bug-Jargal  I  attempted  the  opposition  of  devotion  carried  to  its  very 
highest  degree  {Bug-Jargal)  and  hatred  which  has  reached  its  greatest 
intensity  {Habibsah).  I  could  have  become  stranded  in  these  tioo  emo- 
tions but  I  only  tcorked  according  to  a  fixed  aim  and  staunch  prin- 
ciples. .  .  .  One  word  more.  In  trying  to  justify  W.  Scott,  I  must  not 
omit  to  reassure  you  on  the  wry  watchful  apprehension  which  you  so 
kindly  have  concerning  me.  From  wherever  they  come  I  spurn  imitations 
and  imitators." 


Second  Session,  Fridaji  Evcninc/,  March  12th 

445.  Humboldt  (Alexander — illustrious  (ierman  savant  and  traveller). 
A.N.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  in  French,  ''Vendrodi  soir."  To  "Monsieur  Mor- 
timer Deleuze,  7  rue  (Jaranciere.''  With  En'.dish  transcript.  Mak- 
injr  an  enjrairenlent. 


4-lG.  IlLMiiOLOT  (Alkxandei; — illustrious  (icrnian  savant  and  traveller). 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  in  German,  12mo,  "Monsieur  Savoye  Care  of  the  Chief 
of  the  German  Panorama.  4  rue  Richer.''  With  En<j:lish  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

'•/  am.  hnnoreil  .Sir.  icru  much  ohlif/rd  fur  jimtr  so  flattering  ami 
frioidhi  furor.  The  iiha  of  the  German  Panorama  i.H  eonceircd  vith 
intrUifience  and  artisticaJli/  directed.  Moat  kindlf/  accept  the  exprenMion 
of  )nii  most  cordial  thanks.   ..." 


447.  Hu:me  (David — Scottish  philosopher  and  historian).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 
"."ith  Angst.,  [IT 7 2.]     AVith  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"...   There  are  also  .some  Verses  in  a  Xote  &  I  must  desire  you  to 
make  in   them  the  foUoiring  Alteration.     Instead  of  these  Lines 
Unmor'd  hehold.  the  clamorous  Throng, 
The'  all  the  Rage  of  doing  nrong 
Their  furious  Souls  inflame, 
read 
Fierene  hehold.  the  threat'ning  Crowd; 
Nor  can  their  Clamors,  fierce  &  loud. 
Jlis  stuhhorn  Honor  tame.   ..." 


448.  Hunt  (Leigh— British  poet).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "13.  Lisson  Grove  Xorth,' 
Monday  8.  Dec.  1817."  To  ":\rr.  C.  C.  Clarke,  Mr.  Towerss."  With 
addresses,  and  2  portraits. 

".  .  .  .  The  friend  who  takes  charge  of  the  husiness  upon  ichich  I 
irrote  to  you  from  the  country  has  sent  me  this  without  a  letter  con- 
taining the  folloiring  rows: — 7  wi.'ih.  my  dear  Hcst.  that  you  will  learn 
for  me  with  the  least  possible  delay  whether  Mr.  Clarke  could  undertake 
the  conduct  of — to  Venice — on  the  terms  before  mentioned  i.e.  a  full 
payment  of  all  expenses  &  immediate  d< parture. —  /  trust  to  you  for  not 
delaying  to  benefit  me  by  this  eni/uiry." 


449.  Hunt  (Leigh— British  poet).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Cheisea!  Julv  1.''  To 
"Mr.  Sergeant  Talfourd,  :\I.P.,  Russell  Square."  Witli  addros, 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

•7  send  you  my  riolet  poem,  which  I  hope,  nay  think,  will  please  you. 
ft  was  written  during  the  effusion  of  spirits  caused  by  that  descent  of 
the  refreshing  shoircr  out  of  the  Treasury  upon  my  gasping  clay;  and  if 
there  is  not  something  in  it  in  consequence,  then  happiness  itself  would 
not  make  mc  write  happily.   .    .    . 

"Am  I  doing  whitt  I  should  not  do.  in  asking  you.  whether  I  may 
reikon  confidently  (nough  upon  what  report  has  told  me  of  a  farourahle 
opinion  expressed  of  my  other  verses  .  .  .  I  lire  so  out  of  the  world, 
that  I  am  absolutely  ignorant  of  all  (titiuctte.  &  nf  rer  know  whether  J 
am  doing  the  foolishest  thing  imaginalih .   .    .    ." 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   12tli 

[Xo.  454 — ConiimiecV] 

"She  left  an  Estate  on  one  of  Elizabeth's  Islands  called  Slocum's 
Island  in  the  Township  of  Dartmouth  under  lease  to  Richard  Sanford  of 
Dartmouth  &  John  Robinson  of  Dorchester  at  Eighty  Pounds  lawful 
money  a  year,  the  former  since  dead. 

"She  has  now  executed  a  Power  of  Attorney  to  enable  you  to  receive 
tchat  rent  is  due  upon  the  Lease  ivhieh  in  her  behalf  I  desire  you  to 
do.  ...  I  left  New  England  upon  an  order  of  leave  from  the  King  before 
any  hostilities  began  and  when  I  sincerely  icished  they  never  miglit 
begin.  I  made  my  son  my  Attorney  who  left  the  country  also  at  the  same 
time  with  m,y  Sister. 

"My  moveable  Estate  in  my  house  &  on  my  farm  at  Milton  was  more 
than  a  thousand  pounds  sterling  in  value.  My  estate  there  and  at 
Dorchester  is  well  knotvn.  I  have  one  mortgage  upon  an  Estate  in 
Middleborough  recorded  in  the  County  of  Plimouth  amounting  to  more 
than  £1500 — Sterling.  And  my  houses  warehouse  whartfes  etc  are  tcell 
known  in  the  Town  of  Boston.  ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

455.  IxGELOw  (Jean — popular  English  poetess).     A.L.S.,  5pp.  8vu,  "G  Hol- 

land Villas  Road,  Kensington,  London,  W.  (Oct.  30,  1887)."  To 
"John  Eliot  Bowen,  Esq.  Xew  York."  With  addressed  envelope, 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  have  now  finished  five  papers,  little  Essays  'Hints  on  the  Cul- 
tivation of  the  Senses.'  I  believe  they  ivill  come  out  in  'Good  Words'  the 
first  five  months  of  the  new  year,  1888.  ... 

"In  case  my  paper  should  prove  too  long,  I  shall  get  you  to  send  it  at 
once  to  my  friend  &  publisher, — J.  Niles,  Esq,  3  Somerset,  Street,  Bos- 
ton. ..." 

456.  Iredell   (James — appointed  by  President  Washington  as  an  Associate 

Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court;  the  trusted  adviser 
of  many  of  the  Whig  leaders  during  the  American  Revolution) . 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Elk  Marsh,  Oct.  11th,  1783."  To  "Miss  Blair." 
With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  The  letter,  slightly 
damaged  by  fire,  has  been  neatly  protected  by  transparent  gauze, 
none  of  the  words  are  missing. 

"While  Andrew  is  engaged  in  catching  Saivncy,  tohich  I  shall  give  him 
in  exchange  for  Smoaker,  I  find  a  leisure  moment  to  offer  you  my  con- 
gratulations on  your  entire  recovery,  which  I  am  very  happy  to  hear. 
You  may  if  you  please  return  me  the  same  compliment  on  mine  by  (your) 
uncle  or  some  other  opportunity  to  the  Court,  for  I  have  at  present  all 
the  capital  symptoms  of  good  health.  ..." 

457.  Irving  (Henry — eminent  English  actor).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Lyceum 

Theatre."  To  "Mr.  Jarvis,  February  2nd  1891."  With  transcript, 
addressed  envelope,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  much  appreciate  the  spirit  of  your  offer  &  shall  be  delighted  at 
any  time  to  receive  a  copy  of  'Wits  &  Beaux'. 

"I  regret  that  I  had  not  an  opportunity  of  showing  you  the  theatre, 
owing  to  constant  rehearsals." 


Second  Session,  Fr'uhiii   Kvcnimj.  MarcJi    IJth 

458.  InviNO    (ITeniiy — I'lniiK-nt    Kn^li.-li   jutm).      J^.S.,   v!])!!.   ^\..,   '•Lvcfiuii 

Theatre,  14  June  18IH)."    To  "F.  J.  Heeds."    With  transcript,'  auto- 
trraphed  p]ioto<rrapli,  and  envelope  addressed  in  Irvinf^'s  hand. 

"Thank  you  mnut  cordiaUy  for  iioiir  Utter  I  Hhiill  ttc  in  America  in- 
the  autumn  if  all  gnem  vult,  &  hoitc  to  plan  at  Philadelphia  for  two 
ireehH — hepinning  Decenitier  11." 

459.  IitviXG   (Washixgtox — American  author).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "London, 

March  G,  1831.''    To  '"Theodore  Lvman,  Esq."    With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  2  portraits. 

''Permit  me  to  introduce  to  you  Capt.  Alexander  of  the  Itritinh  armii 
whose  puhlicatinn  of  hifi  travels  in  the  East  may  hare  already  madf  yon 
a<<iuainted  irith  him.  .    .   ." 

4G0.  Jacksox  (AxDin-w— 7th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
4to,  "Xashville  January  Gth,  1805.""  To  "Colonel  Francis  Preston, 
Salt  Works,  Virginia."'  AVith  address.  With  transcript.  liiogra]di- 
ical  note,  and  ])ortrait. 

Fine  business  letter,  with  mention  of  a  debt,  and  irdii  works  in  which 
Jackson  was  interested. 

".  .  .  Should  I  not  he  disappointed  .  .  .  I  trill  remit  jinu  hyhim  {Mr. 
Guy  Trigg)  .$1000.  7  had  prepared  two  Boat  load  of  hogs  for  \cir 
Orleans  to  meet  your  dcht — hut  as  I  find  it  u-ill  he  a  conrenicnee  to  you 
to  receive  it  in  Virginia — will  send  it  to  you  as  soon  as  I  can  possihhi 
raise  it —  The  detention  of  the  iron  at  the  Xorth  fork,  occasioned  us  to 
loose  the  i<pring  Sales,  of  course  we  hare  a  large  quantity  on  hand  I 
helicve  a  sufficient  supply  for  the  present  year  at  least  as  much  as  ir< 
can  ohtain  cash  for —  Mould  it  suit  you  to  crtend  to  us  a  longer  crcilit. 
we  would  he  happy  to  lay  i)t  our  next  year's  supply  this  Spritig —  Inhss 
you  can  do  this  the  scarcity  of  cash  in  this  country  will  compel  us  to 
ahandon  the  iron  trade  icith  you,  which  ire  will  regret.   .    .    . 

"('apt  Ward  has  heen  for  some  days  uithin  sixty  miles  of  the  place 
detained  hy  the  deep  SJioif.  /  expect  he  icill  reach  home  in  a  few  days, 
and  unless  he  disappoints  me  I  will  immediately  forward  you  the  sum 
hefore  named —  /  expected  to  have  received  from  Capt  John  Smith.  S. 
South  west  Point  .$.")200.  which  has  been  some  time  due.  and  as  yet 
not  one  cent.  With  such  disappointments,  it  requires  sacrifices  to  he 
punctual." 


4G1 


.  Jacksox  (Axdkew — Ith  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  -^pj). 
4to,  "Headquarters  on  the  Mississippi  above  the  Ya/.oo  al)out  15 
miles,  February  12th  1813,  8  o'clock  P  :M."  To  "Washington  Jack- 
son.""    With   portrait,   and  biographical   note. 

"Being  detained  hy  the  floating  of  the  ice  in  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi, 
and  adrersc  wind,  has  occasioned  me  the  necessity  of  sending  on  my 
Brigade  Major  William — Carroll,  to  meet  the  Caralry  at  Washington  .  .  . 
I  hope  to  reach  Xotchez  hy  the  lijth  itistant — When  I  hope  to  hare  the 
pleasure  of  seeing  you  for  my  Stai/  will  he  hut  a  moment,  unless  / 
receive  orders,  there  to  disemhark,  and  proceed  over  land  to  East  Flor- 
ida .  .  .  will  yon  he  good  enough  to  inform  Major  Carroll,  whether  you 
had  my  \olc  enclosing  a  notification  to  the  Contraetors  quarter  M^ister 
to  furnish  the  caralry  with  ferrogrand  h'ations.  and  what  provisions 
has  heen  made  for  them  —  atiy  eirilities  you  will  phasi'  Jiestoir  on  Major 
Carroll   irill   he  gratefully  rentemtnred   by  me.    ..." 


Second  Session,  Fridaij  Evening,  March   12th 

465.  Jackson  (Andrew— 7tli  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "Hermitage  April  23rd.  1840."  To  "Eobert  I.  Chester,  Esqr, 
Marshall,  Western  District,  Jackson,  Tennessee."  Address  franked 
with  Jackson's  signature.     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"...  7  am  very  apt  to  make  mistakes  hetireen  the  se.res  of  children. 
I  suppose  it  must  he  that  I  am  more  partial  to  the  girls  than  hoys — 
he  this  as  it  may,  kiss^the  dear  little  Samuel  for  me,  &  present  him  toith 
my  hlessing  and  at  the  same  time  my  kind  regards  icith  that  of  my 
Household  to  your  dear  Elizaheth  &  the  rest  of  the  family.  ..." 

466.  Jackson.  (Andreav — 7th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "Hermitage  July  19th,  1843."  To  "Master  A.  J.  Danelson,'' 
(Jackson's  nephew).'  "I  have  been  ivaiting  two  or  three  days  for 
your  father  to  come  over,  with  his  letter  presentiiig  you  for  a  Cadets 
warrant — 7  am  anxious  you  should  obtain  it  and  have  written  Major 
Lewis  ..."  Also,— A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Xovbr.  19th,  1836,"  relative 
to  the  appointment  of  Eev.  Mr.  Elliott  as  chaplain  in  the  exploring 
expedition.     With  ])iographrcal  note,  and  portrait. 

467.  Jackson  (Andrew— Tth  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  2pp. 

4to,  "Hermitage  Jan'ry  28th,  1844.''  To  "Cadet  James  T.  Arm- 
strong." 

".  .  .  .  Go  on  steadily  in  the  path  of  subordination  &  of  duty,  and  yon 
will  graduate  with  honor  to  yourself,  and  capacity  to  hecome  the  great 
Oenl,  when  your  country  is  invaded  hy  a  foreign  foe,  or  intestine  traitors. 

"You  are  aware  how  much  solicitude  I  have  that  yau  should  graduate 
toith  honor  &  he  prepared  to  sustain  that  high  military  character  that 
your  father  has  obtained,  hy  his  bravery,  and  honorable  bearing  in  the 
last  Indian  &  British  War — Keep  his.  &  your  Grandfathers,  military  feel- 
ings &  conduct  allways  in  view,  and  you  will  reallise  the  best  hopes  & 
tcishes  of  all  your  friends.'' 

468.  Jackson  (Tho^ias  J.— Lieutenant-General  in  the  Confederate  Army). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Hd.  Qrs.  1st  Brigade,  Camp  near  Manassas,  Aug. 
6th,  1861."    With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  have  found  from  valuable  services  rendered  by  our  mutual  friend 
E.  F.  Paxton,  that  his  rank  is  below  his  merit,  and  being  satisfied  that 
he  deserves  a  majority  I  have  so  recommended  him  to  Governor 
Lit  Cher.  .    .    ." 

469.  James   (G.  P.  P.— English  novelist).     A.L.S.,  3pp.  12mo,  "The  Her- 

mitage, Brompton,  21st  May,  1839."  To  [Thomas  Xoon  Talfourd.] 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  Let  me  beg  you  to  accept — though  unworthy  of  your  acceptance — 
this  copy  of  a  play  which  may  perhaps  never  cither  he  played  or  pub- 
lished. I  would  not  dedicate  it  to  you  because  you  m,ust  be  sick  of  such 
things;  hut  I  have  left  it  without  dedication  as  I  did  not  n-ish  to  dedicate 
it  to  any  one  else.  ..." 


Second  Session,  Fridai/  Erening,  March   12th 

470.  James  (G.  P.  R.— English  novelist).    A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "Willev  House, 

Xear  Fariiham  Sury,  13th  May,  1840."  To  "Mr.  Allier.'"  With 
transcript,  and  2  portraits. 

Fine  letter  letter  relating  to  two  ok  his  w  ork.s. 

'•/  nm  very  much  nhligcd  to  you  for  your  exertions  in  furor  of  Rizzio. 
The  proofs  were  suhmitted  to  me;  and  yet  there  are  innumerable  errors 
as  you  say.  Where  I  eorrected  one,  the  printer  made  ten.  .  .  .  is  .\fr. 
Netrhy'.'<  particular  irhim  to  hare  the  worst  printers  in  Europe  and  not 
to  beliecc  that  they  are  had.  .  .  .  The  same  printer  is  printing  my  new 
romance  called.  The  Woodman,  tchich  is  a  very  good  one.  It  will  he  full 
of  the  same  faults.  The  mati  almost  drives  me  i7iad  hy  his  stupid  blun- 
ders; and  the  expense  of  correction  will  make  the  printing  dearer  to  Mr. 
Newhy  than  if  he  had  employed  the  best  printer  in  London;  but  he  will 
hare  it  so. 

"In  Rizzio  I  have  no  person  interest  and  only  wish  it  to  succeed  for 
Mr.  Newhy's  sake  and  for  its  oioi.  ..." 

471.  Jaxauscheck  (Fraxcesca — Sliakespearian  actress).    Autograph  quota- 

tion, in  English.     Signed.     Ip.  8vo,  "Boston,  June  18/72."     With 
transcript,  and  2  portraits,  one  of  which  is  autograpiied. 
"Things  without  remedy 
Hhould  be  irithout  regard. 
What's  done,  is  done. 

"Lady  Macbeth" 

472.  Jaxauscheck  (Fraxcesca — Shakesperian  actress).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo, 

"Brooklyn  X.  Y.  :May  14,  "97."  In  English.  With  transcript,  and 
photograph. 

".  .  .  .  It  is  only  this  week  that  I  took  heart  to  look  through  my 
Utters  and  search  for  the  Manuscripts  of  Mary  Stuart. — 

'*/  am  willing,  and  it  will  give  me  a  pleasure,  to  lend  you  one  of  the 
books  for  your  use  and  I  only  hope  that  my  offer  irill  not  come  too  late. 

"But  before  I  send  one  of  the  books,  let  me  crplain  to  you  irhat  Icind  of 
Manu-Hcripts  I  iwssess: 

"One  is  what  we  call  a  'Skeleton'  book — it  is  the  prompt  book  and  con- 
tains all  the  part  of  the  cast,  but  not  the  part  of  Mary  Stuart.  It  was 
done  in  former  years  to  prevent  stealing  a  play.   ..." 

473.  Jay  (Joiix — Chief  Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court:  Presi- 

dent of  the  Continental  Congress).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Philadelpliia 
31  March,  1779."  To  "Majr.  General  Lincoln."  With  trauscrii)t, 
biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"■You  tvill  receive  this  from  the  hands  of  Lieut.  Colonel  Laurens.  This 
gentlemans  Zeal  for  the  American  cause.  &  his  Bravery  in  support  of  it, 
have  induced  Congress  to  honor  him  with  the  Commission  he  now  holds. 
His  Excellency  General  Washington  has  in  Compliance  with  the  ColoniVn 
Request,  consented  to  his  joining  in  the  nefciv<e  of  his  native  State;  and 
it  icould  he  very  agreeable  to  Congress  that  he  should  hare  a  Command 
suitable  to  his  Rank  as  soon  as  the  Service  in  your  Department  will  admit 
of  it.    Permit  me  to  recommend  him  warmly  to  your  attention.  ..." 


Second  Session,  Fridaij  Evening,  March  12th 

4T4.  Jay  (John — Chief  Jufi^tii-e.  Lnitcd  States  Supreme  Court,  appointed 
1T89).  L.S.,  Ip.  4to/"New  York,  10th.,  Jan.  1786."  To  "The 
Sieur  de  la  Forest,  Vice  Consul  General  of  France  in  the  United 
States."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  have  the  Honor  of  returning  to  you  herewith  enclosed,  the  Brevet 
appointing  you  Vice — Consul  General  of  his  most  Christian  Majesty  in 
the  United  States.  ..." 

4 To.  Jay  (Johx — Chief  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court,  appointed, 
1789).  L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Albany,  16  July,  1799."  To  "Danl.  Hale, 
Esq.,  Secy  of  the  State."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Prepare  a  Pardon  for  Andrew  Clapsaddlc  icho  at  a  eourt  of  oyer  and 
Terminer  and  goal  Delivery  held  in  and  for  the  County  of  Herkimer  in 
the  mrmth  of  June  last  ivas  convicts  of  a  Riotous  attack  made  l>y  him 
and  others  on  the  house  of  Michael  Myers  Esqr.  Collector  of  the  Revenue, 
and  was  thereupon  sentenced  to  pay  a  fine  of  one  hundred  Dollars.  The 
Pardon  is  to  extend  only  to  one  half  of  the  said  Fine.  ..." 

476.  Jefferson    (Joseph — eminent    American   actor).      A.L.S.,    4pp.    8vo, 

"Buzzards  Bay,  Mass  June  3rd  '91."  To  "Eobt  M.  Sillard,  Esqr." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

An  exceedingly  fine  autobiographical  letter. 

"/»  reply  to  your  question  I  heg  to  say  that  I  was  horn  on  the  20th  of 
Feb.  1829,  in  Philadelphia. 

''You  will  find  in  my  AutoMography  several  allusions  to  my  intimate 
Theatrical  Experiences  with  Mr.  Dion  Boucicault  whose  talents  as  a 
Dramatist  and  Stage  Director  were  of  a  unique  Character.  He  has  been 
often  accused  of  plagiarism  and  veen  ivorse,  hut  his  pilferings  were  alivays 
in  good  taste — he  never  stole  cotton  when  he  could  get  silk,  and  he 
emhroidered  his  material  so  elaborately  that  the  original  texture  was 
obscured. 

"/  met  Barry  Sullivan  first  in  America  in  1859.  And  afterwards  in 
Australia  ivhere  we  acted  together.  .  .  .  in  a  few  ivords  I  may  say  that  I 
consider  the  highest  branch  of  acting  to  be  poetic  not  real  if  an  actor  is 
merely  imiatative.  He  must  see  what  he  depicts  if  he  be  imaginative  he 
will  display  a  passion  tho'  he  may  never  have  seen  it.  A  month  ago  I 
saiv  a  child  of  10  years  of  age  depict  madness  and  Death  on  the  stage 
finer  than  any  experienced  actor  of  my  time.  I  do  not  think  that  he  ever 
saio  either  of  these  conditions. 

''Great  actors  suggest  they  cannot  imitate." 

477.  Jefferson    (Joseph — eminent  American  actor).     A.L.S.,    2pp.     Svo, 

"Palm  Beach,  Fla.,  Jan.  7,  1901."  To  "Mr.  Fischer."  With  tran- 
script, and  scarce  lithographic  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  am  glad  that  Mr.  Warren  bought  a  Picture  not  for  the  sake  of 
the  money  hut  because  he  is  a  collector  and  an  able  critic.  ..." 

478.  Jefferson    (Joseph — eminent  American  actor).     A.L.S.,  4pp.   12mo, 

"Chicago,  Oct  7^//,  1901."  To  "Mr  Fischer."  With  transcript,  and 
portrait. 

Making  a  preseut  of  a  painting,  probably  one  painted  by  liinii^elf.  to 
the  Art  Institute,  Pittsburgh. 

"When  in  Pittsburgh  I  promised  to  give  a  picture  to  the  Carnegie  Art 
Institute.      Will   you   he   kind   enough   to   have   the   largest   one   of   the 

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THUMAS  JEFFERSUX— PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES 

Autograph  Letter,  Signed.     1802 

[No.  481] 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   12th 

[Xo.  478 — Continued] 

Catskill  Mountains  sent  there  for  me?  .  .  .  Direct  to  Mr.  Beatty.  Carnegie 
Institute  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  .  .  .  Mrs.  J.  joins^  me  in  most  cordial  regards  to 
yourself  &  ivife." 

The  last  page  contains  a  printed  "Itinerary"  of  Jefferson's  tour  for 
the  fall  of  1901. 

479.  Jefferson  (Joseph — eminent  American  actor).    A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "Buz- 

zard's Bay,  Massachusetts  May  31,  1904."  To  "Mr  J.  H.  Benton 
Jr."    With  transcript,  and  scarce  lithographic  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  will  call  some  day  next  week  and  see  you  about  pajiing  off 
the  mortgage  you  hold  on  the  property  I  lately  purchased  from  Mr.  Taft. 

"I  tcill  let  you  knoic  at  what  day  &  time  I  will  he  at  your  office.  ..." 

480.  Jefferson  (Joseph — eminent  American  actor).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  small  4to, 

"Buzzard's  Bay,  Massachusetts,  May  30th,  1904."'  To  "'.Mr  Ben- 
ton.''    With  portrait. 

"/  ivill  he  at  your  office  tvith  the  money  to  pay  off  the  mortgage  on 
Saturday  next." 

481.  Jefferson    (Thomas — 3rd  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  "Monticello  Aug.  28,  1802."  To  "Elbriclge  Gerry  esq.'' 
With  portrait,  transcript,  and  biographical  note  of  Jefferson. 

A  FINE  POLITICAL  LETTER.  Gocs  into  detail  as  to  the  conduct  of  Judge 
Gerry's  brother  while  holding  a  government  office  and  his  removal  from 
the  same.     Relative  to  othfer  removals  Jefferson  writes. — 

"The  safety  of  the  government  absolutely  required  that  it's  direction 
in  it's  higher  departments  should  he  taken  into  frioidly  hands,  it's  safety 
did  not  even  admit  that  the  whole  of  it's  immense  patronage,  should  he 
left  at  the  command  of  it's  enemies,  to  he  exercised  secretly  or  openly 
to  re-estahlish  the  tyrannical  and  delapidating  system  of  the  preceding 
admiiiistrnfinn.  and  their  deleterious  principles  of  government,  vigoiis 
jux1ii-c  too  rcijuircd  that  as  they  had  filled  every  office  with  their  friends 
to  thf  (irnircd  <  .nlusion  of  repuhlicans.  that  the  latter  should  he  admitted 
to  (I  iKirliciixitiiD!  of  office,  hy  the  removal  of  some  of  the  former,  this 
ivas  (lone  to  tlic  crtoit  of  ahout  20.  only  out  of  some  thousands,  and  no 
wo/T  ira.s  inti  n(l((l.  hut  instead  of  their  acknoledging  it's  moderation,  it  has 
heen  a  ground  for  their  more  active  enmity.  .  .  .  whether  we  shall 
proceed  any  further  will  depend  on  themselves,  those  who  are  quiet,  and 
take  no  part  against  that  order  of  things  ivhich  the  public  will  has 
established,  will  be  safe,  those  loho  continue  to  clamour  against  it,  to 
slander  &  oppose  it  shall  not  he  armed  with  it's  wealth  &  power  for  it's 
own  destruction.  ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

482.  Jefferson  (Thomas — 3rd  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "Monticello,  Sep,  24.  1802."  To  "Josiah  Smith  esq,  Pembroke, 
Massachusetts."  Franked  with  Jefferson's  signature.  With  tran- 
script, biographical  note,  and  portrait.  Letter  repaired  with  gauze. 
"Your  favor  of  the  Sth  is  received  .  .  .  it  recommended  Wm.  Goodwin 
of  Plymouth.  Capt.  Robert  Ells  of  Hanover,  Capt  Joseph  Hunt  or  Hurst 
of  Marshfield.  Danl.  Snoic  of  Bridgen-ater  to  he  commissioners  of  bank- 
ruptcy for  Plymouth  county,  or  perhaps  for  that  of  Barnstable.   .    .    ." 


THOMAS  JEFFERSON-PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES 

Autograph  Letter,  Signed.     1817 

[No.  484] 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

483.  Jefferson   (Thomas — 3rd  President  of  the  United  States).     A.N.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Washington,  Dec.  26,  1802."  To  "Mr.  John  Barnes." 
Note  for  "One  hundred  dollars."  Endorsed  on  back.  With  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait. 

484.  Jefferson  (Tiio:i[as — 3rd  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  2pp. 

4to,  "Monticello  Dec.  30.  IT."  To  an  unknown  party.  With  tran- 
script, biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Interesting  letter  relative  to  the  University  of  Virginia  :  the  appointment 
of  professors  and  the  building  of  dormitories. 

''It  teas  agreed,  you  know,  that  ive  should  make  a  report  of  our  pro- 
ceedings &  prospects  to  the  Govr.  as  our  patron  to  be  laid  before  the 
legislature.  .  .  .  I  think  it  rery  material  that  it  should  get  to  the  legisla- 
ture  immediately,  before  they  come  to  any  resolutions  on  the  general 
subject.  .  .  .  I  defer  writing  to  Ediiihurg  until  irr  can  see  what  are  the 
dispositions  of  the  legislature.  &  whether  they  will  adopt  us,  or  help  us. 
if  neither,  we  can  only  write  for  a  Professor  of  Inngungcx.  if  either,  ire 
may  then  cut  our  coat  according  to  our  cloth,  in  the  mean  time.  I  think 
it  will  be  best  to  appoint  Doctr.  Cooper  the  Physiological  &  Law  Professor 
as  heretofore  proposed,  bxit  to  request  him  to  suspend  these  functions  and 
exercise  those  of  Languages,  until  a  classical  Professor  is  procured  this 
would  allow  him  the  1000  D.  salary  of  his  proper  professorship  with  the 
tuition  fees  of  the  numerous  grammar  scholars  tvho  will  be  crowding  on 
us  from  the  start.  .  .  .  I  have  not  yet  been  able  to  engage  our  brick 
work.  The  workmen  of  Lynchburg  asked  me  15.D.  a  thousand,  ivhich  I 
refused.  I  wrote  to  Mr  Cabell  to  see  what  engagements  could  be  obtained 
in  Richmond,  that  and  Lynchburg  are  our  only  resources,  and  I  very 
much  fear  we  shall  hare  to  f/ire  13.  if  not  16.  D.  it  is  this  advance  of 
'  price  which  has  raised  mii  estimate  of  the  pavilions  &  Dormitories  to 

7000  D.  .   .   ." 

[See  Illustration] 


485.  Jefferson  (Thomas — 3rd  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
2pp.  4to,  "Monticello,  June  19.25."  To  "Majr.  Genl.  Henry  Dear- 
borne."  With  franked  address  signed  by  Jefferson.  Endorsed  by 
Dearborne.     With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

An  interesting  letter.  Sends  congratulation  on  Dearborne's  recovery 
from  a  broken  leg,  and  gives  interesting  details  regarding  the  University 
of  Virginia. 

"...  My  health  has  become  less  certain,  as  might  be  expected  with 
the  advance  of  age.  .  .  .  it  is  principalhi  inconvenient,  as  suspending  my 
visits  and  attentions  to  our  University,  which  occupies,  at  present,  most 
of  my  time,  it  has  been  opened  3.  months  only,  and  we  have  90  students. 
and  others  almost  daily  come  in.  we  have  been  remarkably  fortunate  in 
the  selection  of  the  Professors  which  we  sought  from  al>road.  they  are  of 
the  first  order  of  science  in  their  respective  lines,  correct,  accomodating 
and  very  zealotis  in  the  promotion  of  their  institution:  and.  so  far.  ire 
have  great  reason  to  be  satisfied  also  with  the  orderly  disposition  of 
our  youths,  none  are  received  under  16.  years  of  age,  and  in  fact  2/3  of 
them  are  of  19.  and  upwards,  we  are  just  now  putting  into  operation 
the  means  furnished  by  our  legislature  for  procuring  a  very  ample 
library  and  apparatus,  we  have  no  President,  and  no  use  for  one  as 
far  as  ive  yet  see.  and  our  Professors  are  the  more  contented " 


Second  Session.  Fridai/  Krcninr/,  March    J Jtli 

480.  Jeffkey  (Fuancis,  Loitu — Scottish  jurist).  A.L.S.,  Spp.  I'^mo,  '"E.  I. 
College,  Xr  Hertford,  1  April,  1844."  To  ''F.  MacOill,  Esqre,  Glas- 
irow.''    With  transcrij^t,  and  jiortrait. 

".  .  .  /  have  the  ijrratcxt  rrsitcct  for  Dr  MacGill — and  the  hiohrxt 
(ipinion  of  hin  talcnt.s — an  ircll  an  of  his  /;n»oi/j/r«  and  charactn:  I 
learn,  therefore,  with  great  xatinfaetion.  that  the  world  is  to  have  xueh 
a  memorial  of  him  as  you  mention;  and  shall  think  it  an  honor  to  have 
mil  name  in  your  list  of  Subscribers.  .   .   ." 

4ST.  JoHXsiOX  (Andrew — 17th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
8vo,  ''Senate  Chamber,  Jan.  24th  1859."  To  "George  A.  Howard, 
Annapolis,  Md.'"  Addressed  franked  hy  Jolinson.  With  transcript, 
biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

**.  .  .  There  has  been  much  said  hy  )ny  memhcrs  in  reference  to 
increasing  the  salaries  of  the  Xaval  officers  since  the  commencement  of 
the  Session —  .If  present  I  do  not  think  there  irill  he  any  inrrease  made 
this  irinter —  It  is  rather  an  unfavorable  time  for  an  increase  of  the 
expenditures  of  the  Government  in  the  shape  of  Salaries  or  otherwise.  .  .  ." 

488.  JoHXsox  (AxDKEw— 17th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  2pp. 

8vo,  "Senate  Chamber,  Dec.  20th,  18o9.'"  To  "Mr.  Geo.  A.  Howard.'' 
Witii  addressed  enveloped,  franked  with  Johnson's  signature.  Tran- 
script of  letter^  and  biography  of  Johnson. 

Refers  to  rules  governiug  vacations  at  the  United  States  Military  Acad- 
emy. Mentions  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Howard's  brother  as  one  of  the 
"visitors,"  and  refers  to  the  trouble  looming  ahead  as  follows. — "There 
is  much  talk  about  a  desolution  of  the  Union  at  this  ti)ne:  hut  I  hope 
it  icill  all  bloio  off  in  a  few  months  and  thus  all  irill  again  move  on  as 
it  has  heretofore." 

489.  JoHXSOX   (AxDKEw — 17th  President  of  the  United  States).     Endorse- 

ment, signed  in  the  autograph  of  Andrew  Johnson  as  ^lilitary  Gov- 
ernor of  Tennessee.  On  back  of  letter  by  Brig.-Gen.  Jno.  F.  Miller, 
dated,  "Nashville,  Tenn.,  July  24,  1864,"  ordering  an  additional 
patrol  of  25  men  and  Non-Commissioned  Officer.  There  is  also  an 
endorsement,  on  back,  by  Colonel  J.  W.  Scully  of  the  10th  Tennessee 
Regiment,  relative  to  Brigadier  General  ]\Iiller's  order.  The  endorse- 
ment by  Johnson  states  that  "the  additional  detail  of  twenty-five 
(25)  tnen  ordered  from  Hd.  Qrs.  Post  of  Nashville,  cannot  he  fur- 
nished. I  require  more  than  one  hundred  (100)  men  for  special 
purposes."     With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

4!»0.  Joiixsox  (Andrew — 17th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  Ip. 
8vo,  "Executive  :Mansion,  Washington,  Mch.  20th.,  1866.''  To  "Rev. 
W.  B.  Sprague,  D.D.,  Albany  New  York.''  Answer  to  request  for 
autograph.    With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

491.  JoHXSOX  (Andrew — 17th  President  of  the  United  States).  Autograph 
Signature;  Also,  Printed  ticket,  admitting  "Bearer"  to  the  "U.  S. 
Senate  Gallery,  April  11,  1868,"  at  the  Impeachment  of  President 
Johnson.     Will  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

492.  JoHXSox  (Cave — Postmaster  General  under  President  Polk).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Clarksville,  Nov.  8th.  1865."  To  "His  Excellency  Andrew 
Johnson,  Pres.  of  the  U.  S."  With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 
"J/r.  Larkin  Harned,  a  citizen  of  Christian  Co.  Kentucky,  sends  his 
petition  for  a  pardon —  My  personal  acquaintance  with  him  is  hut  slight, 
hut  I  have  long  known  his  character  as  a  plain,  straightforward  honest 
man,  who  may  be  relied  upon  in  all  the  statements  he  makes.  ..." 

493.  JoHXSOX   (BEVEr.DY — United  States  Senator  from  Maryland).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Annapolis,  22  Deer.,  1830."  To  "Jonathan  Meredith, 
Esqr.,  Washington;"  Also,— A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Washn.  27  Sept., 
1862."  To  "Mr.  Charles  H.  Hayes  (?)  Troy,  N.  York,"  complying 
with  request  for  autograph;  Also, — A.L.S.,  4pp.  4to,  "Washn.  6 
Xovr.,  1858."  To  "Govr.  Wise,  Eichmond,"  regarding  the  Lawrence 
(Sloane)  case,  Seward's  speech  at  Rochester,  1858,  and  the  policy 
of  the  Administration  in  the  Kansas  troubles,  etc.,  with  all  of  which, 
taking  the  Southern  viewpoint,  he  thoroughly  disagrees.  With 
transcripts,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 
The  letter  to  Governor  Wise  is  marked  Private  and  reads  in  part, — 
"/  take  for  granted,  that  you  have  seen  the  recent  Rochester 
speech  of  Seward,  &,  unless  it  turned  your  intellectual  stomach,  digested 
it.  It  is  not  only,  it  seems  to  me,  the  essence  of  demagogueism,  hut  the 
most  dangerous,  yet  attempted.  If  a  President  is  elected  on  the  prin- 
ciples, or  holding  the  principles  here  avowed,  what  good  fortune  can  keep 
us  together.  And  I  fear,  greatly  fear,  that  the  extraordinary  course 
taken,  &  yet,  it  ii<  said.  iiitcn(h<l  to  he  itursiird  hy  the  Admn.  in  regard  to 
all  who  differ  vifli  iln  in.  on  whut  thru  cdll  tJie  proper  Kansas  policy, 
ivill  result,  in  so  discoitraging  tltc  d<  inocidcy  in  the  free  States,  as  to  make 
such  a  result,  more  than  prohahle.  I  cannot  account  for  such  fatuity. 
The  President,  I  am  sure,  means  well,  hut  he  is  not  the  wise  man.  I 
thought  he  would  prore  to  he.  The  fact  is,  that  the  entire  proceeding,  aS' 
to  Kansas,  has  hccn  hut  blunders.   ..." 

494.  Jonxsox  (Reverdy — United  States  Senator  from  Maryland).     A.L.S., 

3pp.  4to,  "Bait.  18  Sept.  '44."  To  "Messrs.  W.  Deaxborn,  Saml.  H. 
Wallagh,  Francis  Heccinan,  Jas.  W.  Tucker,  Eoxbury,  Massachu- 
setts."   With  address,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"...  In  returning  you,  (iciittcmcii.  as  I  most  sincerely  do,  my  best 
thanks,  for  the  honor  your  iiirifation  has  done  me,  I  inform  you,  that  it 
ivould  have  given  me  the  tnicfit  gratification  to  have  been  around  the 
council  fires  of  such  Whigs  as  I  know  are  assembled  at  Roxhury  today — 
to  have  heard  ivhat  perfect  patriotism  is,  from  their  lips  &  their  delibera- 
tions. ..." 

495.  JoHXSOx  (Eichaed  M. — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "21  Oct  1816."  To  "John  Pope."  With  biographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

"To  recognize  the  official  character  of  those  before  whom  the  Soldiers 
have  made  oath  to  their  respective  claims  it  is  necessary  that  the  Execu- 
tive of  the  U.  States  .nhould  hare  the  certificate  of  the  Sec.  of  State  to 
that  effect  ..." 


Sfcdiid  Session.  Fridaf/  Evcninc/,  March    1  ^fh 

19(3.  Johnson-  (IvICHAiji)  M. — Vive-rre-^ideiit  ol"  the  United  States;  Colonel 
in  Kentuokv  Kc«riment,  1813).  A.L.8.,  2pp.  4to,  "Cty  of  Washing- 
ton, 28tli,  Xov.  ISIS.''  With  trans(rij)t,  hio.<;raphical  note,  and  por- 
trait. 

"/  hdic  di'poxihd  irith  h'ivhtird  ,^)nUli  Ksij  L'OOO  .$  {xaint  ilay><  (if/n)  to 
mat  (I  (Irnft  xold  ^.;/,ll'»/.  N.  l>nlliiiit  to  tin  F  &  .\f.  liU  Lcriinjton  K<n  for 
2000  $  due  about  the  hist  of  this  month  .  .  .  I  han  mndi  airanfjf  mnitH 
to  pay  other  Billn  made  puiiahlc  at  the  Bk  of  the  I'.  Ktntrx  I'ha.  &  if  for- 
warded to  Mr  Smith  I  irill  Dixcharffe  them  before  due   .    .    .'' 


]9".  JoiixsoN  (l»*KiiAi;n  ^\. — ^United  States  Senator  from  Kentucky  and 
Vice-President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Senate 
Chamher  25  Feh  1840."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 

".  .  .  As  to  mii-sdf  I  am  in  the  hands  of  mji  friends  &  Country  and. 
shall  feel  honored  to  be  continued  in  their  Service  but  no  disgrace  if 
they  should  find  one  more  agreeable  to  their  wishes.  ..." 


498.  JoHXSOX   (Thomas — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1791).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "25  October  1815."'  To  ".Mrs. 
Lynn."    With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  amongst  other  additions  my  Opinions  on  the  great  late  Events 
n-hich  I  had  dran-n  up  for  publication  a  little  before  the  late  Elections 
hut  I  ivas  disappointed  in  my  Endeavors  to  get  it  into  the  Halt  Federalist 
and  since  the  Elections  I  have  again  got  my  paper  and  not  long  since  I 
kept  no  Copy.  ..." 

499.  John  SOX  (William — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed.  1804).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  10th  :March,  1808.-' 
To  "Mr.  G.  Simpson,  Cashier,  Bank  U.  S."  With  transcript,  and 
portrait. 

"/  beg  leave  to  apprise  you  that  I  have  deposited  with  the  Comptroller 
of  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States  a  Letter  of  Attorney  authorizing  the 
Bank  of  the  United  States  to  receive  my  Salary  as  a  Judge  of  the 
Supreme  Court  U.  S.  .   .   .'' 


500.  Johnson  (William — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
appointed,  1804).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Charleston,  July  1st,  1825." 
To  "Genl  Van  Xess."'  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  por- 
trait. 

"/  am  .Horry  to  inform  you  that  your  Friend  A-shton  sl(ni<l.-<  very  little 
chance  of  getting  the  Clerkship.  You,  cannot  he  ignorant  of  the  League 
offensive  «&  defensive  that  exists  on  our  Bench,  a  League  from  tchich  of 
Course  the  poor  residuary  Legatee  of  Republicanism  must  expect  to  be 
excluded.  By  accident  I  discovered  at  the  last  Session  that  the  Office 
had  already  been  disposed  of  in  anticipation  of  CaldireU's  Death.  Mr 
Griffith  is  the  happy  man   ..." 


Second  Session,  Fridcuj  Evening,  March  12th 

501.  JoHXSOX  (William  Samuel — Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  the  Col- 

ony of  Connecticut,  and  first  United  States  Senator  from  Connecti- 
cut). L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "New  York,  Aug.  mii  1790."  To  "His  Exce/7?/ 
Govr.  Huntington.''  With  transcript,  -biographical  note,  and  por- 
trait.    Signed  also  by  Oliver  Ellsworth. 

Very  fine.    Relates  to  Congressional  acts  and  Indian  treaty. 

"In  ohcdience  to  the  Resolution  of  the  General  Assembly  transmitted  to 
us  "by  your  Excellency,  ice  immediately  executed  a  Deed  of  Session,  to 
the  United  States  of  the  Light  Houses  &  its  appnidaiics  at  Neio  London.  .  . 

"About  fifty  Acts  have  been  passed  in  tlir  i-aursc  of  the  Session;  & 
altho'  unanimity  has  not  been  attainable  icHh  r(  .spcct  to  all  of  them  the 
Session  will  nevertheless  end  in  harmony  ivith  better  prospects  than  it 
commenced. 

"The  act  proposing  a  neiv  loan  of  the  domestick  debt,  which  we  here- 
with inclose,  has  taken  up  more  time,  than  any  other;  &  may  be  the 
subject  of  more  animadversion.  .    .    . 

"As  to  Revenue,  the  most  difficult  acquisition  in  all  Governments, 
3,200,000  Dollars  pr.  an.  will  be  requisite  for  the  Civil  List,  Foreign  debt 
&  the  new  proposed  Loan.  For  2,000,000  Dollars  of  which,  funds  are 
(ilrcddn  (Ntdhlishrd  by  the  Import  &  Tonnage  Acts,  for  the  remaining 
000. 000  irliich  irill  not  be  wanted  till  January  1792  funds  tvill  be  provided 
the  iir.rt  Hcs.sioii.  and  may  probably  consist  of  inland  duties  of  different 
descriptions —  Direct  taxation  tvill  not  be  resorted  to,  but  in  case  of  a 
deficiency  of  other  resources,  tvhich  it  is  presumed  tvill  not  happen,  &  at 
any  rate  cannot  be  large — 

"The  interest  on  the  foreign  debt,  has  this  year  been  paid.  .   .   . 

"A  Treaty,  is  now  concluding  ivith  the  Chiefs  of  the  Creek  Indians,  irho 
tcere  induced  to  come  here  for  that  purpose.  This  Treaty,  together  trith 
an  Act  that  has  passed  to  regulate  trade  &  intercourse  with  the  Indian 
Tribes,  &  the  establishment  of  a  few  Military  Posts  along  the  frontiers, 
for  the  purpose  of  miitiKil  protection;  give  us  a  right  to  hope  for  lasting 
peace  with  the  Indian  Xntions —  And  it  is  trith  phaxnvc  toe  add,  that 
from  the  present  aspect  of  their  affairs,  the  United  tSlates  have  a  right 
to  look  for  peace,  &  respect  from  all  Nations.  ..." 

502.  JoHNSTOx   (Joseph  E. — General  in  the  Confederate  Army).     A.L.S., 

3pp.  8vo,  "White  Sulphur  Springs,  July  30th,  1873."  To  "Benj. 
Etting,  Esqr."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  We  left  those  Springs  (Alleghany)  because  Mrs.  Johnston  thought 
that  she  had  tised  the  tvater  long  enough  to  derive  all  benefit  from  it. 
And  she  tvished  to  try  that  of  this  Sirring.  The  establishment  teas  as 
well  managed  as  any  of  the  kind  that  ive  have  seen — the  buildings  better 
and  more  extensive  than  those  of  the  sweet  Chalybeate.  The  grounds 
larger  &  I  think  handsomer,  and  the  scenery  more  interesting.  The 
Manager  is  very  obliging,  and  the  servants  better  than  are  usually 
found.  ..." 

503.  JoHxsTOx   (Joseph  E. — General  in  the  Confederate  Army).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  Svo,  "White  Sulphur  Springs,  August  31st,  1878." '  To  "W.  D. 
Phillips,  Esqr."    With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .As  the  events  of  such  a  life  as  mine  are  little  known,  the  only 
sketches  of  it  in  print  May  be  classed  among  tvorks  of  fiction.  During 
the  recent  irar,  howrrer,  I  had  the  highest  Military  rank — and  therefore 
dir(rt((l  some  important  Military  operations — an  account  of  which  was 
published  tip  the  Applctoits.    It  was  called  by  them  Johnston's  Narrative." 


Sccniu]  Session.  Frida?/  Evening,  Mareh    7 ?tJ> 

o04.  JrssERAxn  (Jean  A. — present  Freiuh  Ainl)assador  to  the  United  States). 
A.L.S.,  2pp.  12mo,  "Ambassade  de  Franee  a  Wiusliin<iton  Oct.  17, 
08.  To  [Librarian  of  the  Boston  Pul)lic  Library]  requesting  the 
loan  of  the  Fitzmauriee  Kelly  edition  of  Don  Quixote ;  Also, — 
A.L.S.,  4pp.  12nio,  "Anibassade  de  France  ti  Washington  Oct.  2o, 
08."  To  ",Mr.  Fleisehner/'  thanking  him  and  the  Trustees  of  the 
Library  for  their  kindness,  acknowledging  receipt  of  the  required 
book,  and  sending  his  photograph  to  recipient  as  requested. 

AO.").  Kaxt  (Tmmanuel — one  of  the  greatest  of  modern  philosophers ) .  A.L.S., 
3pp.  4to,  "Apr.  19  ITOl."  To  "Magister  Gensicher  Esqr.''  Ix  Exo- 
LiSH.    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

An  exceedingly  important  specimen.  It  is  seldom  that  letters  I'v 
Iiumannol  Kant  in  English  are  offered  for  sale. 

'"You  irould  hare  (jircu  in  ijoiir  dii^sertatinn  to  cvcnj  our.  \rhnt  in  otritii; 
to  him  uHh  rcfiard  to  the  hixtorii  of  the  }ieir  (ixtrouoinicul  kuon-ledgra.  if 
at  the  end  of  ijoiir  rcork,  you  irould  please  to  disrri)niniite  of  that,  irhat 
heloufis  to  later  ones  and  to  nmark  that,  irhat.  thoufih  little  and  con- 
taining more  happy  conjectures  than  aryuments,  is  hoicercr  mine 

"1/  that  the  representation  of  the  tnilhy  way.  as  a  system  of  moving 
suns,  resemhliny  our  planetary  syxtem.  is  giren  hy  me.  >S'».r  years  before 
the  similar  one,  published  by  Lambert  in  his  cosmological  letters 

"2/  that  the  representation  of  the  foggy  stars,  as  a  like  number  re- 
mote milky  ways  is  not.  as  Erleben  says  in  his  natural  philosophy  1172, 
p.  540,  and  as  is  still  extant  in  the  new  edition,  augmented  hy  the  coun- 
sellor Lichtenberg  an  idea,  ventured  by  Lambert,  who  rather  supposed 
them  (at  least  one  of  them)  to  be  obscure  bodies,  illuminated  by  neigh- 
bouring man.   .    .   ." 

With  illuniinatiug  statements  regarding  the  ring  of  Saturn,  etc. 

50G.  Keax  (Charles — English  actor),     A.L.S.,  Ip.  l'3mo,  "Birmingham,  3 
Xov.  1840."    With  transcript,  and  jDortrait. 
"My  dear  Moran 

'"Give  us  a  Hue  by  way  of  announcement  in  the  Globe  to-morroir  & 
in  the  Sun!  and  pray  take  care  of  us  ou  Tuesday,  after  the  opening 
night.  ..." 

507.  Kemkle    (Charles — eminent    English   actor).      A.L.S.,   2pp.   4to,    "8 

Craven  Ilill,  Bayswater  Gth  May,  1826. "'    To  ''Sir  George  Smart.'' 
With  transcript,  and  portrait  from  the  European  Magazine,  1797. 

"I'(  j/nolds  executed  your  commands  ivith  perfect  fidelity  and  I  am 
much  obliged  by  the  trouble  you  have  been  kind  enough  to  take  on  my 
account — may  I  trespass  still  further  on  pour  good  nature,  to  give  me 
your  notion  as  to  the  disposition  of  the  Stage  during  the  Concert — 
whether  there  should  be  any  instrumoits  upon  it  dc  ..." 

508.  Kemble  (Fraxces  Axxe — eminent  Englisii  actress).     A.X.S.,  Ip.  Svo, 

(in  the  form  of  a  personal  card).    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Readings  from  Shakespeare  Admit  Mr  f'ushman  &  friend  Frances 
Anne  Kemble     for  the  whole  course." 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

509.  Kemble  (Fraxces  A. — emineut  actress).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  13mo,  "Novem- 
ber 6th,  1875j  Philadelphia."  With  transcript,  and  addressed 
enveloi^e. 

"/  enclose  my  own  autograph  for  your  friend  «&  regret  very  much  that 
I  have  no  particularly  noteworthy  American  ones  to  send  with  it — /  do 
not  collect  them  &  the  feiv  I  have  had  have  heen  Itegged  of  me  long 
ago — /  am  sorry  not  to  have  the  signatures  of  Mr.  Emerson  &  General 
Sherman  to  send  you  ..." 

010.  Kemble   (Feances  A. — eminent  English  actress).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 

"Jamiary  16th  1876,  Philadelphia."  To  "Mrs.  Greene."  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  was  very  sorry  not  to  he  able  to  send  Mr  Greene  any  interesting 
American  autograph  hut  General  Sherman's — /  do  not  collect  these  myself 
and  such  of  my  friends  as  do  are  very  apt  to  take  from  me  any  signature 
of  any  noteivorthy  person  as  soon  almost  as  I  receive  it.  ..." 

011.  Kent   (James — Chancellor  of  the  State  of  New  York).     A.N.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "April  18,  1831."  "In  the  Matter  of  Paul  Hochstrasser,' Ser- 
geant of  this  Court."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  2  por- 
traits.   Eelates  to  bill  for  necessary  court  expenditures. 

512.  Ketchum  (Hieam — United  States  Senator  from  New  York).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  "New  York  Feby  29.  1850."  To  "Wm  P.  Fessenden 
(private)."     With  transcript. 

"...  But  the  truth  is  Wehster  never  had  any  power  with  the  late 
administration — he  was  regarded  with  suspicion;  and  dislike  hy  Oenl 
Taylor  from  the  start.  ..." 

513.  King  (Rufus — Signer  of  the  Federal  Constitution;  United  States  Sena- 

tor from  New  York;  Minister  to  England).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Senate 
Chamber  March  21  1816."  To  "Gen.  Armstrong."  With  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

"7  find  you  inclosed  the  military  Bill — /  understand  it  is  on  its  iray 
to  us  from  the  other  House,  whether  amended  or  not  I  have  not  heard.  .  .  ." 

514.  King  (William  R. — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "11th.  February,  1825."  To  the  "Hon.  S.  L.  Southard."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait.  Recommends  William  Slocum  as  Purser  in 
the  Navy. 

515.  King  (William  R.— Vice-President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  3pp. 

4to,  "Washington  City  February  12.  1851."  To  "My  Dear  Gate." 
With  transcript. 

A  POLITICAL  LETTER  OF  iMi'OHTAxcE  and  With  mention  of  Jenny  Lind. 

".  .  .  Why  did  you  not  acannitainj  William  &  Margaret  to  New 
Orleans  to  hear  the  Swccdish  Nightingale?  She  has  a  srveet  voice,  and 
her  lotver  tones  are  exquisite — on  the  stage  she  is  gracefull,  and  looks 
heautiful;  hut  seen  hy  day  light  she  is  coarse  and  far  from  pretty —  She 
is  an  enchanting  songstress,  .  .  .  at  any  rate  there  will  he  no  action  on 
the  exciting  suhject  of  Slavery,  as  the  North  seems  to  he  fully  aivare 
that  that  is  a  matter  tvhich  cannot  he  touched  without  endangering  the 
Union —  This  will  no  douht  disappoint  the  fire  eaters  of  the  South,  who 

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Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

[No.  515 — Coniinved] 

evidently  hoped  that  something  icould  he  done  to  Justify  their  past  action, 
and  present  designs —  South  Carolina  is  mad  and  unfortunately  it  has 
infused  the  venom,  of  disunion  into  many  in  our  own  State  from  whom 
better  things  icere  expected —  Time  hotcever  and  the  calm  reflection  of 
our  people  will,  I  feel  satisfied  place  them  where  they  deserve  to  stand 
in  public  estimations.  .   .   . 

"P.  S.  I  ommitted  to  mention  that  Buchanan  has  just  left  here  for 
his  home  in  Lancaster;  He  was  my  guest  for  two  weeks.  He  is  in  fine 
health,  and  vrey  good  spirits —  His  Presidential  stock  is  rising  in  the 
market." 

.516.  KiXGLAKE  (Alexander  AVilliam — English  historian).  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
16mo,  "28,  Hyde  Park  Place,  Marble  Arch,  W  June  8."  To  "Gen- 
eral Badean."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"ily  movc7ncnts  of  late  hare  been  under  the  controul  of  a  young  niece 
who  makes  mc  ride  with  her  at  her  own  times,  &  /  was  prevented  from 
taking  advantage  of  your  invitation  on  Thursday  last,  hut  I  am  not  the 
less  sensible  of  your  kindness." 

517.  KixGSLEY   (Chaeles — English  clergyman  and  author).     A.L.S.,  6pp. 

8vo,  "Eversley  Wednesday.'"^  To  "Dear  Parker."  With  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

Very  fine  literary  letter.     Reads  in  part, — 

"Enclosed  is  the  sketch  of  Hypatia.  Note  about  Captain  Dighy  Grand. 
I  have  gone  carefully  through  it.  &  think  it  excellent.  There  is  throughout 
plain  honest  unaffected  drawing,  lively  enough  for  any  one,  because 
evidently  drawn  from  life.  The  father.  Burgonet,  Levanter,  Fanny  Jones, 
are  all  real  people  of  flesh  &  blood,  whether  portraits  or  not  (/  seetn  to  ■ 
myself.  Hough,  to  recognize  a  well  known  physiognomy  in  Burgonet) 
The  whole  Fanny  Jones  episode  is  perfect,  very  delicately  told,  &  yet 
pathetic,  because  he  has  not  tried  to  make  it  pathetic,  hut  simply  given 
the  facts.  That  objective  power  of  sketching  makes  me  very  hopeful 
about  him.  It  comes  out  very  well,  too,  in  the  scuffle  with  the  four-year- 
old,  wh.  made  my  blood  tingle  as  I  read  it — perhaps  I  have  a  peculiar 
appreciation  of  a  saddle  scene,  from  certain  experiences  in  that  line." 

518.  Kipling  (Eudyaed — English  author).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Tisbury  Wilts. 

Ap.  27.  9-1."  To  "Thomas  Hutchinson,  Esq.''  With  transcript,  and 
portrait. 

"Your  sonnet  to  hand.  Yours  is  indeed  a  deadly  trade — the  hobby  of 
autographing — but  after  you  have  climbed  into  verse  in  chase  of  your 
object  I  should  be  churlish  to  refuse  to  send  you  what  you  need." 

519.  Kipling  (Eudyae1> — English  author).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  Svo,  "Bennett  Arms, 

Tisbury,  Wiltshire.''  To  "Mr.  Eideing.*'  With  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

"Your  letter  of  July  2  came  to  A)nerica  just  in  time  to  miss  me.  as  I 
left  for  a  few  weeks  in  England.  .  .  .  In  regard  to  what  you  want  I 
will  do  my  best,  but  I  do  not  wish  to  pledge  myself  till  I  have  tried  my 
hand  at  the  story  of  the  V.  C.  and  seen  how  it  is  likely  to  turn  out.  There 
are  not  a  few  brave  deeds  for  ivhich  the  cross  was  won  and  it  will  be 
hard  to  pick  &  choose.  I  am  also  away  from  //;//  hooks  and  I  cannot  just 
note  get  at  some  rather  curious  newspaper  comments  made  when  the  V.  C. 
was  first  given — after  the  Crimea.  ..." 

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Autograph  Letter,  Signed.    1S28 
[No.  520] 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

520.  Lafayette  (Gilbekt  Mortier,  Marquis  de — eminent  French  soldier). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  'Taris,  July  28,  1828."  To  "Mrs.  Bumford,  Wash- 
ington City."  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  The  addressed  por- 
tion of  the  outside  wrapper  accompanies' the  letter. 

Fine  Lafayette  letter,  written  ix  English,  and  which  reads, — 
"Your  letters  are  very  Rare,  my  dear  friend,  Yet  are  they  much  wonted 
and  most  tenderly  welcomed.  I  now  ivrite  these  lines  hy  an  amiable  young 
lady  daughter  to  a  dutch  General  of  great  merit,  and  Herself  a  Connecticut 
girl.  Having  been  educated  at  Neio  Haven  ivhich  to  you  and  me  makes 
of  Her  a  Country  tooman.  She  has  been  in  that  capacity  very  kind  to 
me  and  I  cannot  better  Return  Her  American  Sympathies  than  in 
procuring  for  Her  the  pleasure  of  your  Acquaintance.  My  Health  is 
quite  Restored :  the  family  are  dispersed  to  several  Springs,  excepting  my 
Colleague  George  and  Virginia  Castigne  with  Her  daughters  the  elder 
of  whom  will  within  the  course  of  next  month  marry  a  very  amiable 
young  man.  Remember  me  to  our  friends  at  Washington,  to  your  BrotiK  r 
and  the  Commodore's  family  n^hcn  iiai  irritv.  to  your  dear  Husband 
and  children.     You  knoio  how  aff<'ctin}i(itcUj  I  am  Your  loving  friend.'' 

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521.  Lafayette  (Gilbert  Mortier,  Marquis  de — eminent  French  soldier). 

A.L.S.  (in  French),  Ip.  4to,  "Paris,  April  18,  1829."  With  tran- 
scripts in  English  and  French,  and  portrait. 

A  partial  English  translation  reads, — 

"It  is  ivith  pleasure,  my  dear  Lord,  that  I  have  read  your  name  in  the 
list  of  directors  of  the  new  University  of  London  .  .  .  Nevertheless,  T 
owe  to  one  of  the  candidates,  Frederic  de  George,  the  justice  of  saying 
that  on  the  occasions  suitable  for  characterising  friends,  I  have  found 
in  him  all  ivhich  can  inspire  the  interest  and  the  attachment  which  V 
have  vowed  for  him.  ..." 

522.  Lafayette  (Gilbert  Mortier,  Marquis  de — eminent  French  soldier). 

A.L.S.  (in  French),  3pp.  8vo,  "January  29,  1831."  With  tran- 
script, printed  biographical  account,  and  2  portraits,  one  of  which 
is  on  India  paper. 

English  transcript  reads  in  part, — 

"/  have  many  c-rcuscs  to  offer  Madanir.  for  the  delay  in  my  reply  and 
nevertheless  you  i-ouhl  not  ohiif/r  me  more  than  by  giving  me  an  oppor- 
tunity to  be  useful  to  Moiisirur.  your  hroilicr. 

"I  have  tvrittcn  to  three  persons  who  will  be  eager  to  offer  him  the 
nevertheless  you  could  not  oblige  me  more  than  by  giving  me  an  oppor- 
tunity to  be  useful  to  Monsieur,  your  brother. 

.  "/  have  toritten  to  three  persons  who  will  be  acycr  to  offer  him  the 
services  in  their  power. 

"One  is  the  son  of  the  last  Governor  and  my  attorncif  for  the  few 
interests  that  remain  to  me  in  that  country. 

"The  other  a  Frenchman  established  a  long  time  iii  Xew  Orleans.  ..." 

523.  LA:\rAR  (Lucius  Q.  C. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1888).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Thursday  12th,  1888."  To 
"Mr.  Xordhoff."     With  transcript. 

"/  understand  from  your  note  the  tnisionstrurtion  to  which  my  action 
is  being  subjected;  &  also  the  effect   irhich  is   being  produced  on  your 

[Co7itinued 


iSccond  iS'c.v.s/o//.   Frithi//   Kvcuiiui.   Mfircli    IJIIi 


I  Xo.   :)•.^■5 — C<,nliiiiir,l\ 

iniiiil — irhirh  I  inn  imtiU  iniinfiillii  mrnn  in  fi.ii'il.  And  j/it  I  inuxt  Htiy 
to  iioii  that  I  iicrcr  <liil  iinu  net  irilh  Irss  >>  fvn  tuc  tit  iirrsonnl  i>intiirn, 
&  U'itli  more  dinvt  nftrincc  to  irhut  I  filt  it  nni  diiti/  to  ilo  Ihmi  uln  n 
I  disiKHHid  irith  Lcbarncx  scrrici.s.  ..." 

3*34.  L.VNDSEEK  (Siu  EuwAHi) — En«;lisli  animal  paiiitiT).  A.L.S.,  -^i))).  8vo, 
''June  '^Stli  1843."'  To  ''Sir.  Maynard.''  With  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

"'I'liinilcx  for  i/oiir  l.inil  n  tni  nilninicc  of  nil/  'I'lmiili  Chunli  nrdrr. 
Eviry  l>(iii  tliix  incl,-  (mid  nil  diiii  lonij)  I  fnsro'izc  nl  It  I'nlacr.  ho  that 
I  DiUHt  hifi  lion  to  /tostitonc  till  the  Lord's  din/,  or  nr.rt  iriik  your  pro- 
posvd  risit  here. —  irhcn  I  kIiiiII  hr  at  work  ai/nin  in  mi/  mm  studio." 

o2o.  L.VXDSEKR   (Sir  Emv.Mti) — Kn^ulish  animal   j)ainnT).     A.L.S.,  •>pp.  8vo 

(unfini.-^hod).    ''Saturday, My.'' To .    Witii  ))ortrait. 

■'/  (nn  oltligid  to  ijo  out  of  town  thin  M.  1)ut  .nhall  tie  tnick  in/nin  on 
Tucaday — and  irill  cnU  on  i/ou  to  make  further  nrr(ni(j<mvnts.  .  .  ." 
for  the  [d.p  of  WTH  U] 

526.  Laxgtky  (Lillie — eminent  Eni,disli  actros,'^).    A.L.S.,  4pp.  12mo.  "Tues-  ' 
day,  Jany.  3  -  1884.'"     With  transcript,  and  i)ortrait. 

".  .  .  All  the  four  papers  of  St.  Jjouis  are  unanimous  in  their  praise, 
nhieh  1  think  is  a  ijreiit  triumph  eonsiderini/  especiallu  their  treatment 
of  mc  last  i/ear.  .  .  .  I  shall  irrite  to  i/oii  ne.rt  ircek  about  the  coming 
season  at  Xihlos.  ..." 

52:.  LatiikoI'  (,I.).  A.L.S..  Ipp.  Ho.  •■Wa-liiii-ton.  March  15-1811. "  With 
tran.script.  Long  and  most  interest iiii;  political  letter,  with  t'recjuent 
mention  of  Clay,  Blair  and  othci>. 

528.  Laukens  (Hexry — American  Statesman:  I'resident  Continental  Con- 
gress). A.L.S.,  2pp.  ltd,  "Charleston,  S.  Carolina,  29th  Febry. 
1788."'  To  "John  M.  Intosh,  Esquire,  St.  Simon's  Island,  Georgia."" 
With  address,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Fine  letter. 

''living  on  a  little  Inisiness  in  this  litij.  irhiih  is  not  nil/  home,  hut 
[Alcpkiii]  about  30  Miles  from  henee.  I  reeeired  four  dai/s  aijo  i/our  faror 
of  the  Wth.  inst.  I  am  conscious  of  ha  ring  reeeired  tiro  or  three  Letter.^ 
from  i/ou  before  this,  but  baring  enjoi/ed  little  or  no  health  for  a  long 
time  past  I  hare  not  been  attcntire  to  liiisines.i  &  /  kiioir  not  at  this 
moment  where  to  lai/  mg  hand  on  them. 

"/  r(metnber  one  contained  an  .\nst.  for  n  surreging  Xew  Hope  Land 
about  £122.  or  £2.3.  which  I  had  ftatti  red  nn/  self  had  been  comprehended 
in  a  Sum  of  £100.  for  which  gour  Father  drew  bills  upon  mc  &  which  I 
hare  paid:  undoutitedlg  ft  rcrg  hiarg  chinge  on  that  land.  I  assure  you 
it  fell  reri/  heariii/  upon  tng  reduced  Estate. 

"Hut  if  not  ineiuded  in  that  £100.  the  chingi  nppnin  d  to  nir  too  high, 
for  such  a  resurreg  or  that  (ieorgia  Moneg  was  not  of  eiiitnl  ntliti  irith 
the  Moneg  of  this  State,  hut  for  the  present  iraring  thesr  eonsidrrations 
on  account  of  gour  distressed  circiimstanci  s  driren  lig  the  Indians  from 
your  hahitation.  should  Mr.  Cashir  the  liiarcr  of  gour  Lettirs  of  the 
Wth  call  on  me  I  will  /mg  him  as  much  Moneg  for  your  use  as  I  can 
possibly  spare,  you  will  at  a  futitri  opportunity  cr plain  j/our  account  & 
the  course  of  KXchange  more  fully.    ..." 


Second  Session,  Fridaij  Evening,  March   12th 

529.  Lee  (KouEiiX  E. — General  in  the  Confederate  Army).     A.L.8.,  Ip.  4to, 

"Fort  Hamilton,  31  May,  1841."  To  "Mess.  E.  &  Q.  W.  Blunt.  N. 
York."     With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

''Please  send  hy  the  Bearer  the  levels  of  my  theodolite  if  repaired.  If 
they  are  not  repaired  I  must  ask  you  to  I6an  me  a  theodolite  as  I  can 
wait  no  longer  for  mine.  ..." 

530.  Lee  (Egbert  E. — General  in  the  Confederate  Arniv).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 

"Lexington  M:  10  Apl.  1867."  To  "Mr.  Henry  B.  Dawson."  With 
transcript,  newspaper  and  magazine  clippings  containing  notes  and 
portraits  of  Lee.     All  neatly  mounted. 

'7  have  delayed  replying  to  your  letter  of  the  !)'  Vlto:  until  I  could 
have  it  in  my  poirer  to  (ickiioirlcdf/c  the  reccytioii  of  the  coyy  of  Stony 
Point,  irhich  im'U  advincd  me  you  had  kindly  sent.  .    .    . 

"/  am  very  much  obliged  to  you  for  your  offer  of  aid  &  feci  as.sured 
that  your  access  to  historical  papers  &  works  us  well  as  your  personal 
Knowledge  of  past  events,  would  render  your  assistance  very  valuable, 
but  I  do  not  purpose-  to  give  more  than  a  hiographical  sketch  of  my 
father's  life  to  serve  as  an  introduction  io  a  new  edition  of  his 
memoirs.  .  .  .  I  have  introduced  some  of  his  correspondence  with  Grvcn, 
Wayne.  Reed,  &c.  which  bore  on  the  narrative." 

531.  Leg-Are    (Hugh   Swixton — American   Statesman;   Secretary   of   State, 

1843).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "Washington,  May  24,  '43."  "To  "W.  B. 
Lawrence,  Esqr.''    With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Regarding  an  historical  pamphlet.  Makes  mention  of  the  writer's 
otticial  position   (head  of  foreign  relations). 

532.  Lever    (Charles — popular   Irish   noyelist).     A.L.S.,   4pp.   8yo,   "Flor- 

ence, Feby  28/50."'     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

An  exceptionally  fine  letter  relative  to  agreement  with  his  pub- 
lishers FOR  PUBLISHING  FUTURE  EDITIONS  OF  HIS  WORKS. 

".  .  .  /  suppose  that  the  legal  arrangements  which  Oeoghazen  will 
hare  to  draw  up, — regard  our  copartnery — &  now  I  should  like  to  know 
distinctly  how  toe  stand,  for  instance  there  are  books  over  some  of  wh 
I  retain  full  right — others  a  partial  one  {viz.,  "Lorrequer  O'Leary — 
Knight — Roland  &c.)  Now  how  do  you  propose  an  arrangement  respecting 
these  as  regards  the  new  issue.  A  very  short  cut  occurs  to  me — //  you 
would  acceed  to  it,  &  /  do  not  think  it  unreasonable — it  is  this — )nake  my 
present,  i.  e.  forthcoming  books  £100.  per  Xo.  vice  £90 — &  at  once  state 
in  our  contract  that  of  every  hook  written  by  me,  &  to  be  written  &  pub- 
lished by  you — the  moiety  of  the  copyright  as  regards  a  new  ed)i  is 
yours  >rhile  I  have  no  lien  or  claim  upon  the  old  edn. 

"liy  this  1  give  up  all  the  vcmtiny  <iucstions  of  peddling  awaii  sets  & 
we  stand  upon  terms — short — intelligible  &  I  think  equitable.  I  obtain- 
ing a  small  help  to  drag  me  through  the  slough  of  despond.  We  have 
always  been  on  frank  &  open  terms  together  &  if  what  I  suggest  he  not 
fair  or  suitable,  you  will  say  so.  &  /  tell  you  as  candidly — that  I  refer 
myself  to  your  decision  in  the  matter  as  iho'  you  were  an  umpire  &  not 
a  party  in  cause. — 

"/  do  not  yet  know  if  I  have  myself  <iuite  clear  in  ichat  I  suggest — it 
is  this— that  for  £100.  per  No.  J  give  up  the  '-Dalton's" — as  regards  the 
forthcomi)ig  Ed:  &.  only  have  a  moiety  in  the  new  issue — &  so,  of  all  the 
past — besides — voila — Is  that  comprehensible f   .    .    ."' 


:e,^_L,„-t/      A^/^      cr^     ^■'f-'^^i^       <«-C*i^^^       ^l,<,^_-c-o  -         wT  JL^.^.</uj-    '^J'V^^^^^j^^ ,  . 

Ar.HAHAM  L1N('(»LN— PHESIKENT  UF  THE  UNITED  STATES 

Autograph  Letter,  Siyued.     1849 

[No.  534] 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   IJtJi 

533.  LiDDON    (Henry   Parry — English  clergyman,  canon  and  chancellor  of 

•St.  Paul's  London).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "Brislington,  Bristol,  Jan. 
18th,  1870."  To  "Eev.  George  C.  Berkeley."  With  transcript.  Ke- 
lating  to  a  published  work,  with  mention  of  Dr.  Pusey,  who  was 
prominent  in  the  "Oxford  movement." 

534.  Lincoln   (Abraham — IGth  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  Feb.  6.  1849."  To  "Wm.  A.  Crafts,  Esq." 
With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  knoiv  Mr.  Asahel  Thayer,  and  have  the  impression  that  he  is 
not  able  to  pay  anything.  Besides  his  brother,  Martin  Thayer  of  Phila- 
delphia, he  has  a  brother,  Joseph  Thayer,  at  f^priiifjficld.  Illinois,  who  is. 
pecuniarily,  in  good  circumstances.  ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

535.  Lincoln   (Abraham — Kith  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Springfield,  May  27,  1859."  To  "Hon.  S.  W.  Fuller.'" 
With  newspaper  clippings  relative  to  Lincoln  and  his  assassination, 
and  a  note  of  Lincoln's  life;  also  portrait  of  Lincoln. 

"In  thinking  over  the  Fasjii  case  it  seems  to  me  the  part  by  the  plain- 
tiff will  be  to  prove  that  the  hniid  !-:ii<'d  on  was,  in  fact,  accepted,  and  that 
the  injunction  was  rf/.s.s-o/rfv/.  not  for  icant  of  a  sufficient  bond,  but  for 
leant  of  Equity  on  the  BUI — That,  I  think,  is  the  point  for  us  to  guard." 

The  case  referred  to  in  this  letter — "Fasni  vs.  Tesson"  is  reported  in 
Black's  Report  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States. 

[See  Illustration] 

536.  Lincoln  (Abraham — 16th  President  of  the  United  States).    X.S.,  Ip. 

12mo,  "Springfield,  111.  June  7th,  1860."  To  "Albert  Daggett.''  In 
reply -to  a  request  for  his  autograph;  Also, — Autograph  signature, — 
"Abraham  Lincoln/'  on  signed  portion  of  document,  dated  "Wash- 
ington, 13th  June,  1862;"  Also, — Autograph  signature, — "Your.'< 
truly  A.  Lincoln,"  cut  from  letter  or  note.  With  A.L.S.  by  Eobert 
Lincoln,  2pp.  8vo.  To  "Mr.  Benton,"  referring  to  scarcity  of  his 
father's  signatures. 

537.  Lincoln   (Abraham — 16th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S. , 

Ip.  8vo,  "Executive  Mansion,  Washington,  Oct.  9,  1863."    To  "Hon. 
Secretary  of  War"   (Stanton).     With  transcript,  biographical  note, 
and  portrait. 
I  "Mrs.    Thomas   O.    Clemsin  is   a   daughter   of    thr   late   Hon.   John    C. 

Calhoun,  and  notv  residing  near  Bladensburg  in  Maryland.     She  under- 
stands that  her  son,  Calhoun  Clemsin,  is  now  a  prisoner  of  War  to  us 
at  'Johnson's  I  stand' ;  and  she  asks  the  privilege  merely  of  visiting  him. 
With  your  approbation,  I  consent  for  her  to  go." 
I  Endorsed  in  pencil,  by  Stanton, — "Any  written  communication   may  he 

I  fortrarded  under  cover  &  unsealed  through  Col.  Hoffman." 

[See  Illustration] 


ABRAHAM  LIXCULN— rUKSII  iF.N  T  (»F  TIIK  rMTKD  STATES 

Autojiiaph  Letter.  Si^iiicd.     is."»i» 

[No.  5:^51 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   12th 

538.  LiNCOLis^   (Abeaham — 16th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.N.S., 

Ip.  12mo,  "Dec.  9.  1864."  With  reproduction  in  facsimile,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait. 

"/  shall  he  glad  if  any  Department  or  Bureau  can  give  employment  to 
the  discharged  soldiers." 

539.  Lincoln  (Lea^i — Attorney  General  of  the  United  States,  and  Secretary 

of  State  pro  tern).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  12mo,  "Worcester  Mass.  Feby 
16  1867."     To  "Hon.  John  I.  Baldwin  M  C."    With  transcript. 

After  stating  how  a  young  man  who  called  himself  "('apt.  Dyer"  had 
imposed  upon  him.  he  states:  ".  .  .  In  reference  to  the  •itnpeachrnent  of 
the  PresidenV,  I  entirely  concur  ivith  you.  that  it  should  not  he  thought 
of.  Such  a  proceeding  irould  produce  agitation  and  apprehen.'iion  through- 
out the  Country,  the  like  of  which  has  never  before  heen  iritnessed;  and 
the  trial,  what  with  the  generality  and  vagueness  of  accusation,  the  ques- 
tions of  Constitutional  provision  and  construction,  the  testimony,  the  argu- 
ment upon  every  point,  and  at  every  stage,  and  the  deliheration  for 
interTocutory  opinions,  as  irell  as  final  judgment,  irould  exhaust  the 
term   of  another  Congress.   ..." 

540  LiNGARD  (Joiix — eminent  English  historian).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "Horn- 
by, Lancaster,  Jany.  2nd  1814."  To  "Edward  Jenningham,  Esqr. 
5   Lincolns-Inn-Field,   London."     With  portrait. 

"/  am  sorry  that  I  have  not  in  my  power  to  answer  your  queries  as 
satisfactorily  as  I  would  wish.  When  I  printed  the  antiquities  of  the 
Anglo-Saxon  church.  I  conccired  that  I  had  done  with  Anglo-Saxon 
literature,  and  deposited  in  the  liltrary  at  Usher  College,  before  I  left 
that  establishment,  all  my  books  that  treated  on  the  subject. 

"I  do  not  recollect  that  I  ever  met  with  the  'Hail  Mary'  in  the 
form  of  a  prayer  in  that  language.  Indeed  it  is  not  likely  that  I  should. 
For,  if  I  am  not  much  mistaken,  it  ivas  only  in  the  thirteenth  or  four- 
teenth ccnturii  that  it  began  to  be  employed  as  a  prayer,  and  then  only 
the  first  tiro  parts.  The  third  part,  taken  from  the  council  Ephesus,  teas 
added  in  the  fifteenth  century.  I  may  not  perhaps  be  perfectly  accurate 
in  the  date,  hut  I  cannot  be  far  tvrong.  The  Anglo-Saxons  had  their 
belts  of  Potr  )ioctus.  but  no  beads  of  Hail  Mary  &c.  ..." 

541.  Livingston  (Brockholst — Associate  Justice  of  the  United  States  Su- 

preme Court;  Lieutenant-Colonel  on  the  staff  of  General  Schuyler 
during  the  American  Ee volution,  with  Arnold  at  the  surrender  of 
General  Burgoyne).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "January  27,  1817."  To  "The 
Hon.  Wil.  Jones,  Prest.  B.  U.  S.  Philadclpliia."  With  transcript, 
biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  am  requested  to  foruxird  to  you  the  enclosed  letter  from  our  Chief 
Justice  recommending  Mr.  Alanson  Douglass  as  Cashier  of  the  office 
of  discount  &  deposit  at  Cincinnati.  ..." 

542.  Livingston    (Brockholst — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme 

Court,  appointed,  1806).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  To  "]\Ir.  Isaac  Gouver- 
neur:^'     With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  enclosed  the  correspondence  betireen  your  house  &  Mr.  Le  Guen  to 
Mr.  Cozine  yesterday  morning.  &  requested  him  to  examine  it  with  atten- 
tion so  as  to  hare  his  opinion-ready  by  to  morrow — //  you  will  call  upon 
mc  at  eleven  in  the  morning  /  will  accompany  you  to  his  ofjicc. 

••r  hare  seen  Mr.  Uari.^on.  He  tells  mc  Lc  (lucn  has  an  opinion  of  the 
kind  you  mentioned,  but  declared  implicitly  that  the  opinion  did  not 
define  the  nature  or  extent  of  your  rcspo)isihility  .    .    ." 


mJ.nfn,    (§X^. f ,     \iki. 

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Ar.UAHAM   I.IXCOI.N      I'KKSIhKNT  <  H'  TllK  rNITKK  STATES 

Aut...i.Mii|iii  Lciit'i-.  si-ii.'(i.    isti:; 
[No.  .-:;ti 


Second  Session,  Fridaif  Evening,  March    l^th 

5-^3.  LiviXGSTOX  (Edwakd — American  Statosmaii :  United  States  District  At- 
torney; Mayor  of  Xew  York).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "27  Feby.,  1824." 
To  "General  Harper."  AVith  address,  biographical  note  and  portrait. 
Sending  a  letter  of  introduction  and  -with  mention  of  bi'^  brotber- 
in-law,  ^Ir.  Davizee. 

544.  LiviXGSTOX  (Edwai:d — American  Statesman:  Tnited  States  District  At- 

torney; Mayor  of  Xew  York).  A.L.S.,  ]p.  4to,  "Wasbinijton,  17 
Apl./l824."  To  "Mathe^v  Carey,  Esq,  Pbilada."  With  "^address, 
transcript,  biographical  note,  portions  of  wax  seal  and  portrait.  Re- 
garding pamphlets  on  the  Tariif,  and  stating  that  they  contain 
".   .   .  many  iiistniriirr  fads  and  strontj  arf/iiiitetifs." 

545.  LiviXGSTOX   (RoBEKT  R. — Delegate  from  New  York  to  the  C(jntinental 

Congress;  Secretary  for  Foreign  Affairs;  ^linister  to  France). 
A.L^S.,  4p]).  4to;  "ClerMont  25tb  Sepr  1811."  (?)  To  "Colo  Wil- 
liam Duane."'    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Ax  EXCEEDINGLY  IMPORTANT  AND  LENGTHY  LETTER,  WITH  SPECIAL  REFER- 
ENCE TO   Benjamin    Franklin. 

".  .  .  It  iroidd  afford  ntr  f/rcat  ijhiixiiic  to  nice  ijoii  (uiii  iiifoninttioii 
that  might  (■(intriJnttc  to  vindicate  thv  character  of  the  .stateKiiiaii  & 
philo — /;(  irtioni  as  an  AnKricaii  I  feel  a  [tridi.  &  to  irhom  I  iras  pcr- 
sonalUj  attached  liariiu)  irltile  I  serred  irith  him  in  ('o)i!jress  eiijoijed  as 
'much  of  hi.s  societii  uh  iras  eoniixitihle  irith  the  difference  in  our  af/es. 
Your  letter  /.s-  the  first  instruction  1  hare  had  that  his  character  would 
rciiuire  suiJ/xjrt  or  itlust ration  harinti  considered  it  as  sealed  tnj  the  con- 
fidence that  his  countrii  had  so  often  manifested  in  his  talents  6i  in- 
teyritij.  &  ?>//  tlx  ijenerat  aijplausc  of  Europe.  ^Yhen  I  left  France  I 
determined  to  (juit  alt  political  pursuits,  &  to  devote  irhut  remained  of 
my  life,  to  tliose.  which,  ititliout  being  quite  useless  to  societg  irould 
leave  me  tlie  tran<iuiHtii  suited  to  my  age.  ...  &  have  not  seen  that  to 
which  you  allude  so  that  I  hnow  not  on  what  ijoints  Dr.  Franklin  has 
hee)i  arrainged.  or  of  course  how  to  rciihi  to  your  intiuiriis.  All  I  can 
say  therefore  is  that  there  was.  during  his  mission  in  France  a  sinall 
party  in  ('<jngr<ss  to  whom  he  was  not  perfectly  a<ire(iihle.  ik  as  I  then 
bdieved.  rather  on  the  score  of  little  differences  that  had  originated  in 
our  corps  diplomatic  in  Furope  {several  of  whom  had  returned  &  had 
seats  in  Congress)  than  for  any  puhlic  cause,  for  I  never  heard  any 
assigned,  but  that  his  age  untitled  him  for  the  actirity  necessary  to  his 
station.  tS:  that  it  was  proper  on  that  account,  to  give  him  a  coadjutor, 
which  if  n-as  often  pres.'<e<l  upon  me  to  he,  &  us  often  publicly  declined 
from  a  conviction  of  the  perfect  competoiee  of  the  minister  to  the  pcr- 
formauce  of  ciirn  duly  vei/uircd  by  liis  situation.  To  remove  him  was 
never  thought  of  nov  have  I  ever  heard  the  .slightest' surmise  of  his  want- 
ing the  skill,  the  patriotistn.  ik.  th<  independence  of  his  station.  His 
success.  &  his  public  letters,  will  be  lasting  monuments  of  his  talents  & 
his  address,  ..." 

(Sec  lUustrationJ 

51(5.  LocKHAKT  (Joijx  C. — Britisli  author  and  poet).  A.X.S.,  Ip.  8vo.  Xo 
pUicc,  no  date.    With  portrait. 


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ItOl'.EKT   I{.   I.lVI.\(;sT<)\-Ri:\(.LrTl<.XAKV    STATKSM  VN 

Autu-iiij,!,   J.ettiT,  Si-n.Ml.     isil 

[No.  545] 


Second  Session,  Fridcuj  Evening,  3Iarch  12th 

547.  LoGAX   (John  A. — Brigadier  General  in  the  Civil  "War).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

8vo,  "Chicago,  Ills.  Aug.  10  1883."  To  "L.  P.  Morton."  With 
transcript,  biographical  account,  and  portrait 

"The  hearers  Mr.  &  Mrs.  George  Buck  of  Chicago  are  special  friends  of 
mine  and  I  shall  he  greafli/  ohliged  for  anij  courtesij  shoirn  them." 

548.  Long  (John  D. — Governor  of  Massachusetts).    A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Law 

Office  of  Allen,  Long  &  Hemenway,  No.  5  Tremont  St  Boston  Jany 
31  1891,"  an  answer  to  the  question  as  to  the  requisites  for  a  lawyer; 
Also, — A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "337  Tremont  Building.  BLoston,  Dec  16 
1905."  To  "J.  H.  Benton  Jr.  102  Ames  Bldg.,"  relative  to  a  meet- 
ing of  the  Bar  Association;  Also, — L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "337  Tremont 
Building,  Boston,  Dec  29th,  1904."  To  "Col.  J.  H.  Benton.  Ames 
Building,  Boston,''  relative  to  his  numerous  engagements. 

549.  Long  (John  D. — Governor  of  Massachusetts).    A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "Hing- 

ham,  Mass.,  May  7,  1913."  To  "Mrs.  Sarah  H.  Trumbull  Beverly 
Mass."     With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  HoiD  vividly  your  name  recalls  the  Westford  dai/s.  As  I  recall 
them,  it  sccm.s  as  if  thci/  icrrc  ahrai/s  Hpring  &  Surmner  dai/s — tcith  apple 
hlossoms  (intl  Inrur'nnit  foliinn'.  Af/ain  ]  valk  over  your  hill  &  enter 
your  door  >raii  and  sit  in  your  parlor,  and  see  the  piano.  And  the  win- 
dows are  open  &  the  fields  outside  are  green.  Somehody  is  driving  home 
the  cows  and  they  lazily  climh  the  hill.  ..." 

550.  Longfellow  (Henry  Wadsworth — American  poet).    A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 

"Cambridge  Jan.  10,  1866."    With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 
".    .    .  /  am  much  ohliged  to  you  for  your  friendly  offer,  hut  as  I  never 
employ  an  amanuensis,  I  am  forced  to  decline  it." 

551.  Longfellow  (Henry  Wadsworth — American  ])oet).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 

Portland,  Feb.  13,  1841."  To  "Professor  Cleaveland,  Brunswick." 
With  address,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  send  you  a  pipe-full  of  German  Tohacco:  hoping  it  may  please  you, 
heing  mild  and  fragrant.  If  you  like  it.  I  irill  send  iiou  a  larger  <iuan- 
tity,  and  then  come  and  smoke  some  of  it  with  you.  though  not  this 
ivinter.  ..." 

552.  LoRiNG  (Edward  G.)  and  Others.     D.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Boston,  Sept.  8, 

1838."  "To  the  Honorable  the  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Judicial 
Court."    Eegarding  a  vacancy  for  the  position  of  "Crier." 

553.  LossiNG  (Benson  J. — American  historian  and  wood  engraver).    A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  Aug.  8,  1866."  To  "Jno :  S.  H. 
Fogg,  M.D."     With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

^'^When  I  was  ahout  to  leave  for  the  South,  early  in  March,  Mr.  Alvord, 
the  printer,  who  had  delayed  printing  the  Banner  of  the  South  Carolina 
Convention  on  the  India  paper  that  you  sent  me.  promised  to  print  them 
at  once,  and  send  them  to  you.  I  desired  him  to  print  a  few  copies  for 
myself,  on  common  tinted  paper,  to  hand  to  friends.  .   .   ." 


Second  Session.  Fridaji  Krcnitu/.  March    l.'th 

554.  Lowell  (Jamks  Uissell— American  jKiet;  essayist  and  critic).  A.L.S.. 
3pi».  Svu,  "Le-jacion  do  Los  Estados  Tnidos  de  America,  en  Kspana, 
S)  Janv.  18:!)s"  To  "Greenou<rli."  With  biographical  note,  and  por- 
trait. 

"/  Iniir  made  cmiuii}/  uhoitt  the  ilupluntv  liihhx  in  Ihr  Kinijn  lihnnti  & 
find  that  they  are'to  he  xnld.  I  <»iild  think  of  no  mijf  in  uhirh  to  auk 
for  them  ax  a  gift  that  irould  not  <fnr  offenee.  The  Spanixh  aonrnmrnt 
are  vera  liberal  of  the  hookx  theii  puhtinh.  hut  this  nas  another  affair. 
"I  hare  atno  taken  some  painK  to  inform  m\ixelf  altout  the  correction 
of  proof  of  the  Ticknor  catalogue,  ahout  irhich  I  heard  through  Mr 
Riano.  &  find  that  it  cannot  he  done  for  anything  like  the  price  gou  se,  m 
to  e.rpeet.  To  do  it  u'eH  would  require  a  per,son  of  .special  knoirledge  & 
such  are  alirags  co.stlg.  Mr.  Riano  would  he  rerg  fit  if  he  could  he  per- 
suaded to  undertake  it.  hut  he  ix  a  man  of  mang  oecupationx.  .    .    ." 

555  Lowell  (Jahes  Russell— American  poet,  essayist  and  critic).  A.L.S., 
3pp.  8vo,  "10,  Lowndes  Square,  S.W.  Tth,  Oct.  1881.''  To  "Miss 
Boyle."'  With  transcrii)t,  bioirrapliical  note,  and  iH)rtrait.  Letter 
written  on  mourning  paper. 

-Your  handwriting  growx  more  difficult  to  read  ax  gou  get  gounger 
(which  gou  do  dailg)  &  I  attrihute  it  to  gour  printing  gour  letters  as 
children  do  who  are  clerer  &  teach  themxelrex.  rer-sirere.  &  gou  will 
write  a  rerg  good  running  hand  one  of  these  dagx.  .  .  .  Hut  forgire  mg 
nonsense,  dear  Miss  Bogle.  Your  note  was  fun  of  gour  own  goodness  of 
heart  &  gag  humour  &  so  gou  mag  he  sure  I  wax  rerg  glad  to  get  it. 
I  know  nothing  of  mg  own  fate  about  which  gou  are  so  kindly  an.Tious. 
.At  ang  rate  /  xha'n'f  he  xtruck  hg  lightning,  hut  xhan  be  alloxeed 
time  to  pack  mil  portmantrnu  &  make  a  graceful  e.rit.  .  .  .  I  am  off 
tomorrow  for  Itahi  which  will  he  to  me  like  the  sight  of  the  sea  to  ten 
thousand.   .    .    ." 

556.  Lowell  (John— Delegate  from  Massachusetts  to  Continental  Congress). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  small  4to,  "Saturday  ^Morning.''  To  "Mr.  Jos.  Whipple 
at  Portsmt."'     With  trans(ri])t."    On  legal  matters. 

557.  Lyman     (TnKonoitE — American     philanthropist).       A.L.S.,     Ip.     4to, 

"Brookline,  July  fi,  181(5."  To  .  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait.  On  educational  matters  with  mention 
of  Professor  Pierce. 


558.  LYNDHinsT  (Barox  John  Singleton  Copley— Chancellor  of  England). 
A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "St.  Leond.  on  Sea,  Novr.  1."  To  "Mrs.  Orme." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  hear  gou  are  in  high  spirits  and  full  of  gayety!  You  are  consoling 
yourself  for  your  husband's  absence.  He  seems  to  hare  greatly  dis- 
tinguished himxelf  in  his  new  position  which  must  he  a  .source  of  great 
gratification  to  you  as  it  is  to  an  his  friends  at  this  place.  ..." 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   12th 

559  Lyon  (Matthew — Aniericaii  politician;  established  the  first  printing 
press  in  Kentucky).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  -ito,  "Washington,  Decemr.  12. 
1804."  To  "Stephen  Jacobs,  Esqr.  Windsor-,  Vennt."  With  tran- 
script, and  biographical  note. 

Fine  political  letter. 

".  .  .  i  thought  the  flrmncHH  icUh  irhich  J  htid  crcr  oinKJUcd  what  I 
thought  tended  to  the  injury  of  republicanism  would  have  secured  to  me 
the  confidence  of  the  Democrats  of  Vermont  &  that  I  might  be  allowed 
to  oppose  my  opinion  to  that  of  {^ome  icisc  moi  of  the  South  .  .  . 
Experience  has  taught  me  in  }'crni()Ht  that  n  Legislative  body  is  of  all 
others  the  most  incompetent  to  the  adjudication  of  disputes  about  prop- 
erty, this  would  have  been  sufficient  with  me  had  not  our  Sacred  Con- 
stitution forbid  Usurpations  of  this  kind.  My  popularity  iras  attacked 
in  my  district  on  the  score  of  not  following  those  wise  men  without  stic- 
cess,  I  was  opposed  in  my  last  Election  by  a  Gentleman  of  the  first 
Character  &  tallents  in  the  State  of  Kentucky  haveing  the  Superiority  of 
being  a  Yirginian  horn.  ..." 

560.  Lyox  (Matthew — American  politician;  established  the  first  printing 
press  in  Kentucky).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "New  York,  11th  April,  1809.'' 
To  "Charles  W.  Goldborough,  Esqr.  Acting  Secy,  of  the  Navy, 
Washington."'    With  biographical  note,  and  transcript. 

"/  am  at  this  moment  at  the  house  of  my  old  friend  Col.  John  Graham 
&  have  seen  your  two  letters  to  him  of  the  Gth.  &  Ith  concerning  his  Son 
believing  as  I  do  that  my  name  will  have  some  weight  with  you  I  cannot 
for  a  moment  withold  it  from  the  Son  of  an  old  friend   ..." 


561.  Lyttox  (Edwaim)  KoBEitT  Bulwei; — Owen  Meredith).    A.L.S.,  Ipp.  8vo, 

"Knebworth,  Novr.  15  1865."  To  "Hayward,"  probably  Abraham 
Hayward,  the  essayist.     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Mentions  Lord  Palmerston,  W.  E.  Gladstone  and  others. 

"/  am  much  obliged  by  your  very  interesting  letter,  &  the  sight  of 
your  able,  temperate  &  wise  article  in  Frazer.  You  have  admirably 
noted  the  extraordinary  peculiarity  of  Palnicr.sto)!  that  he  ivent  on  im- 
proving to  the  last.  .  .   . 

"/  suppose  Wm  Cowper  wlU  lire  eno'  to  justify  a  peerage.  I  never 
heard  that  the  sale  of  the  i.><land  constituted  any  cause  for  my  brother's 
quitting  the  Embassy  to  Constantinople — He  has  not  yet  informed  me  of 
all  the  reasons  for  his  resignation.  .  .  .  Lord  RusseU'.s  difficulties  are 
great.  Those  of  his  successor,  irhether  Gladstone  or  anoth(  r.  will,  per- 
haps be  greater.    ..." 

562.  Lyttox  (Edwakd  Hobei!T  Bulwei? — Owen  Mereditli).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo. 

Xo  place,  no  date.  To  "Mr.  Chapman."  With  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

"Fray  be  so  kind  as  to  let  me  loiow  if  you  hare  received  the  ms.  & 
proofs  for  the  new  Edition  of  poems.  whicJi  ircre  sent  to  you  from  Vienna, 
thro  the  F.  O.  to  the  care  of  Conyngham.  more  titan  a  month  ago.  .  ,  . 
Let  me  know  if  Amasis  is  selling  at  all.  .   .   ." 


Srcond  Session.   Frida//   Kvcnnui.   Marcli    JJfJi 

5(53.  Macmlav  (Thomas  li. —  Kn^lish  cntic  ami  liistunaii ).  A.L.S.,  Opp. 
Svo,  **All)aiiv,  Xovt'inbor  1!»,  1811,"  With  transcript,  and  portrait. 
Fink  i.kttkk,  cnviNc,  iiis  oimmon  ok  Si'knsek.  thk  I'okt. 
".  .  .  /  do  nut  hiniir  that  »t  (lifj'cr  in  jnilt/mrnt  iihniit  Spencer.  But 
thiit  is  (I  lihiiuj  irhirh  (ttxn  not  tIciKnil  on  the  jndf/ntrnt.  I  Hce  Rous- 
Kcau's  ijcnius  iix  <harly  as  anij  of  hin  tidniirrrs.  Hut  lie  doen  not  attract 
)nc.  I  raid  (lit  lilas  once  a  jicar:  and  I  do  not  care  if  I  nerir  xer  lioua- 
Menu's  novel  mjain.  It  ix  the  sinnc  nitli  paintintf.  I  knoir  that  the 
[{ainiuf;  of  Lazarux  in  the  National  (lallern  ix  a  great  work;  and  I  jtartln 
feel  its  merit.  Hut  /  look  at  it  irith  little  or  no  pleaxure.  and  xhould  Ik 
reri/  little  concerned  if  I  heard  that  it  wax  burned.  On  the  other  hand 
■  there  arc  pieturtx  of  much  Icxx  fame  and  poirer  irhich.  if  I  could  afford 
it.  I  would  hanr;  orcr  nuj  fire-place,  and  look  at  half  an  hour  ert  rtj  dnii. 
So  with  f( male  hcautji.  If  a  man  were  to  xag  that  Mrx  Siddonx  wax  not 
a  fine  ironian.  ire  xhould  think  that  he  niuxt  hare  no  ei/ex.  Hut  a  m<in 
mifiht  well  xaii  that,  thouiih  a  fine  woman,  xlic  did  not  attract  him.  that 
xh(  did  not  hit  hix  taxte,  and  that  he  liked  Mixx  I'oote'x  or  Mixx  O  Xeiix 
lookx  hclUi.  Jiixt  xo  I  xaij  about  Spencer.  To  d(  nij  him  the  rank  of  a 
great  poet  would  be  to  shew  utter  ignoranrc  i,f  all  that  brlnngx  to  tli< 
art.  Hut  hix  e.rcellcnce  ix  nut  the  xort  of  e.rcelhnce  in  irhich  I  takr 
especial  delight.   ..." 

564.  Macai-lay  (Thomas  !>. —  l']ii<ilisli  critic  ami  historian).  .\.L.S..  vipp. 
8\(..  -'London.  .May  2(i.  18-l(i.'"  To  '"Mr.  Kcnililc.""  Witli  jiortrait. 
'•.../  stand  in  need  of  some  encouragement.  For  I  am  much  n  .red 
at  being  under  the  necessitif  of  opposing  many  whom  I  greatly  rcspul 
and  with  whom  on  commercial  ijucstions  I  hare  been  accustomed  to  act. 
And  the  pain  which  their  disapprohatioii  gives  me  is  by  no  means  coni- 
penxated  by  the  cheers  and  eulogies  of  the  proteclionixts.  ..." 


565. 


McCauthy  (Jlstix — Eniilish  historian;  author  of  -Tlistorv  of  Our  Own 
Times'').  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Xorthern  Times  Office,  Liverpool,  ]\Iav 
Stli,  185:."'  To  "F.  Freiliii-rath.  Ksq."  With  transcript,  and  jior- 
trait. 

".  .  .  /  hare  translated  the  whole  of  your  pocmx  to  be  found  in  the 
Stiitfgardt  edition  of  1855  with  the  crception  of  four  or  five  whi<h  I 
had  not  quite  completed  up  to  the  time  of  my  letter  to  you.  Thexe  of 
fourxe  do  no  include  the  political  poems.   .    .    .    if  you  desire  it  I  shall 


566.  AIcClellan  ((jEouciK  ]^. — .Major-licncral  in  tlie  Civil  War).  Two 
A.L's.8.,  each  Ip.  8vo,  "May  19,  1881"  and  undated.  To  "F.  S. 
Coggins,"  and  '"F.  B.  l?ose."*  With  transcrijits,  hiographical  account, 
and  portrait.    Both  jiersnnal  letters. 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   l^tJi 

567.  McClellax  (GEor.GE  B. — Major-General  in  the  Civil  War).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

8vo,  "Orange  N.  J.  June  27/'  no  year.  To  "^STahum  Capen."  With 
transcript,  biographical  account,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  It  is  possible  that  I  mai/  pass  throii-fih  lioxtou  in  Au(/ust.  hut  I 
do  not  expect  to  leave  here  before  that  time." 

568.  McCuLLOUGH  (John  E. — Actor,  born  in  Ireland,  made  his  first  appear- 

ance in  Philadelphia,  in  1855).  "No.  20  East  17th  St."  Two  auto- 
graph notes,  signed.     AVith  biographical  note,  and  two  portraits. 

569.  MacDonald  (George — English  writer).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo.  "12  Earles 

Terrace,  Kensington,  London,  W.  :\ray  20  1867."  To  "W.  Alger.-' 
With  portrait. 

".  .  .  Some  (Jail  I  hope  to  cross  the  herring-pond,  and  look  mil  American 
cousins  in  the  face  in  their  own  coiiutrif.  You  like  to  come  here,  as  to 
your  grandfather-land:  JSiCw  England  irould  hold  a  charm  for  me  gou 
can  hardlg  understand.   ..." 

570.  McKiNLEY  (William— 25th  President  of  the  United  States).    D.S.,  Ip. 

8vo,  "House  of  Representatives,  U.  S.,  Feby.  9,  1880."  To  "Super- 
intendent Thompson.  Post  Office  Dep't."  A  "Deiiartment  Tele- 
graph" recommending  W.  W.  Conbaugh.  With  transcript  and  por- 
trait. 

571.  McKiNLEY   (William- -25th  President  of  the  Tnited  States).     A.N.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "House  of  Eepresentatives,  Feb.  25,  1880."  To  "Super- 
intendent Thompson,  Railway  Mail  Service."  Telegraph  sent  in 
blank  of  "Department  Telegraph  Lines."  An  inquiry  as  to  the  ap- 
pointment of  "Trail  &  Conbaugh"  as  weighers.    With  portrait. 

•572.  McKixLEY  (William — 25th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.iS^.S., 
Ip.  8vo,  "March  17/82."  To  "Superintendent  Thompson,  Railway 
Mail  Service."    Written  in  pencil.    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Have  you  restored  C  H  Callahan  as  weigher  of  Mails.  I  am  anxious 
you  should  do  it." 

573.  McKiNLEY  (William— 25th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Canton,  0.  Sept.  23/82."  To  "Col.  Dudley."  With  por- 
trait. 

Signed, — "W.  McKinley,  Jr.,"  and  relates  to  a  pension  (.Uiim  of  Fred- 
ei'ick  Strucken  of  tlie  2nd  Independent  Penu.  Artillerj-. 

574.  McKiNLEY   (William — 25th  President  of  the  United' States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "House  of  Representatives  U.  S.,  Washington,  D.  C,  Jany. 
16/1884."  To  "Judge  Day."  With  two-page  A.L.S.  from  John  D. 
Long  (lawver)  to  ]\Ir.  Benton,  enclosing  the  above  letter  from  Mc- 
Kinley. 

"Dear  Day:  Hare  you  a  copy  of  the  Henderson  definition.  I  don't  find 
the  original  among  nn/  definitions  here.   .    .    ." 


Second  Session,   Fridnji   Kven'nuj,   March    I  JIli 

5?5.  Mt'KlM.KV  (W  ii.i.iA.M — •v^■)tll  I'l-i'sidi-m  of  tlic  rmtcd  Stales).  A.lJ.S., 
1)).  Sv(t,  "House  of  l^'prosfiitatives,  "no  date.  To  "Hon.  Frank  Hat- 
ton."'  Written  in  peiieil.  on  lilaiik  of  "(Jovernnient  Tele;:ra])li  Lines.'' 
With  transcript,  and  jxirtrait. 

."i7(i.  Ml  Lank  (Loiis — Lnited  States  Senator  from  Delaware:  Seeretary  of 
the  Treasurv,  and-  Seeretary  of  State).  A.L.S.,  2i)p.  4to,  "June  25, 
■;j;3."'  To  "X.  Dieken.s,  Esq.  Private."  With  bio(jraj)hieal  note,  and 
portrait.    Relative  to  court  cleik  ami  nies.senger. 

5TT.  McLean  (Joux — Associate  Justice,  I'nited  States  Sui)renK'  Court,  ap- 
pointed, 182!»)-  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo.  "Post  Oflice  Department,  5  Febv, 
1828."  To  "Littleton  D.  Teaekle,  Esq.,  Annapolis  Md."  With  tran- 
script, biographical  sketch,  and  portrait. 

"/  hai'c  transmitted  your  letter  of  the  21st  nit,  to  the  'Vommittei  on 
tfie  post  office,  and  post  roads',  and  have  recommended  the  subject  to  their 
consideratio')!.  Th<re  ivill  not,  proltaliUj,  l>e  any  laic  relatinf/  to  this 
department,  passed  the  present  session  of  Congress.  ..." 

o'iS.  McLean  (John — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court,  ap- 
pointed, 1829).  A.L.S..  Ip.  4to,  "Columbus,  21  July,  1831.''  To 
"Peter  Benson'  p]squire.  Cashier  &c  Cincinnati.''  With  transcript, 
l)iographical  note,  and  ])ortrait.  Relative  to  check  drawn  in  favour 
of  ;Mr.  Spencer. 

579.  McLe.ax  (Johx — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court,  ap- 

pointed, 1829).  A.L.8.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Chapel  Wood,  19  Aug.  1855."' 
To  "Rev.  Wm.  Sprague,  D.  D."     With  transcript,  and  portrait 

".  .  .  Hut  my  brother,  if  you  permit  one  so  unworthy  as  myself  to 
tail  you  tty  that  endeariny  epithet,  if  you  had  the  world  for  your  chapel, 
if  the  poor  as  well  as  the  rich  had  heard  your  touchiny  eloquenee  and 
}ritness(d  your  meekness  in  christian  piety,  would  you  not  hare  had 
thousands,  perhaps  hundreds  of  thousands,  as  seals  to  your  ministry.  ..." 

580.  McMasteh    (John    Bach — American   historian).      A.N.S.,    Ip.    12mo, 

"University  of  J,*ennsylvania,  Wharton  School  of  Economy  and  Fi- 
nance, Department  of  American  Historv.  Philadelphia,  April  15, 
1891."  To  "Mi.ss  Lottie  K'.  Hatch."  With  transcript,  biographical 
note,  and  portrait. 

58L  Mackeady  (William  C. — eminent  English  actor).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to, 
"Jones's  Hotel,  Dec.  2,  '48."  ^^'ith  transcri])t,  and  scarce  lithogra|)hic 
portrait. 

"/  must  Iny  leave  to  charyi  you  irith  the  ddiviry  of  my  hinil  regards 
and  apidoyif  s  to  .]frs.  II ale  .   .    . 

"I  shall  tnoi4  prohahly  pass  through  Philadelphia  again  before  I  leave 
Amerira.  and  in  that  case  .shall  not  fail  to  try  to  see  yourself  and  Mrs.  H." 

582.  Macready  (William  C. — eminent  English  actor).  A.L.S..  Ip.  4to,  "31. 
Henrietta  St.,  Covent  (iarden,  London.''  To  "B.  P.  Bellamy.  Esq." 
With  address,  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"Is  {Saturday  Febry.  5th  optnf — can  you  in  that  event  make  it  worth 
my  irhih    to  plait  in  Hath — /'*/■  positinly  that  night  onlyf   .    .    ." 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   12th 

TuSo.  Mackeady  (William  C. — British  actor).  A.L.8.,  3pp.  12mo,  "^Elstree 
(?)  Herts.  Allot.  16th.  1839."  To  ''Cattermole ;"  Also,— A.L.S. 
4pp.  8vo,  '-Bath,  May  3d.  1850."  To  "Riiggles,"  in  answer  to  a 
letter  of  sympathy  on  tlie  death  of  a  daughter.  AVith  hiographical 
sketch,  and  portrait. 
Two  very  fine  letters  of  a  personal  and  family  nature. 

584.  :Madison  (James — 4th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.,  2pp. 

4to,  "Washington  June  25.  1801."  To  "George  Gerry,  New  York.'' 
Franked  address.     With  transcript,  hiographical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  am  not  acquainted  tvith  either  the  pei\son.  or  the  character  of 
Mr  Corran.  My  respect  for  his  Lady  is  nererthelrss  sufficient  to  (jire  me 
all  the  interest  in  her  wishes,  which  pnhlir  (■(uisidcrdtions  luill  permit. 
I  shall  consequently  not  fail  to  keep  the  President  in  mind  of  Mr  Corran. 
as  a  Candidate  for  the  Posts  you  mention.  .  .  .  It  sectns  to  he  the  wish 
of  the  President,  also  not  to  yo  fully  into  the  aftpt.  of  consul's  at  present, 
but  to  fill  vacancies  as  business  or  particular  circumstances  press  for 
it.  .   .   . 

"The  only  intelligence  we  have  which  is  not  in  the  newspapers  is  the 
relapse  of  the  King  of  G.  B.  into  his  mental  imbecility.  It  is  kept  as  much 
as  possible  a  secret,  but  the  fact  is  certain:  nor  is  it  much  expected  that 
he  irill  ever  be  effectually  cured  of  the  malady.  ..." 

585.  Madisox  (James — 4th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo. 

"Montpelier,  Apl.  10,  1817."  To  "Mr.  Jefferson."  With  Thomas 
Jefferson's  endorsement  on  ))ack.  With  portrait,  transcript  of  letter, 
and  biography  of  Madison. 

".  .  .  /  take  for  granted  that  the  other  Visitors  met,  and  that  for  the 
present  at  least  my  attendance  will  not  be  needed.  As  it  had  always  been 
our  purpose  to  pay  a  visit  to  Monticello  at  no  distant  day  after  our  first 
return  from  Washington.  I  could  irish  it  to  coincide  iviih  the  time  that 
may  be  fixt  for  the  ncrf  meeting  for  the  business  of  the  College  ..." 

586.  Madison   (James— 4th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "Montpelier,  Uav.  27.  1826.'"  To  ":\Ir.  Webster."  Witli  por- 
trait. • 

'^Having  to  thank  you  for  a  copy  of  the  E.recutire  Communications  to 
the  House  of  Rep',  relating  to  the  Congress  at  Panama.  .  .  .  I  hope  you 
will  not  doubt  the  value  I  set  as  well  on  the  motire  as  the  matter  for 
which  I  am  indebted:  But  as  such  documents  generally  reach  me  thro' 
other  channels.  .  .  .  Be  so  good  therefore  as  to  accept  a  relea.'<e  from, 
your  obliging  promise,   ..." 

587  Madisox  (James — 4th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.X.S.,  Ip. 
8vo,  "Montpelier,  June  26,  1827."  A\'ith  transcript,  biographical 
note,  and  portrait. 

"J.  Madison  presents  his  respects  to  the  nunnigers  for  the  -ith.  of  July 
at  the  Orange  Hotel,  and  trill  irith  pleasure  make  one  of  the  proposed 
company  on  the  occasion." 

588.  :\Iaxx  (Alexaxdek).  L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Trinity  Church,  In  The  City 
of  Boston  Marcli  23,  li)06."  To  "Mr.  Benton."  Thanks  for  cheque 
of  $100 — received  for  mission  work. 


Second  iSc.s.sioii.   Fri(l((//   Kvniniif.   Marcli    /  Jfli 

58!».  Manmnc  ((' \i;iii\  \i.  I.  A.L.S.,  ;;|.|i.  ,n\(,.  -Arclihisliop's  House,  West- 
minster, S.W.,  May  W  -  iss;."'  To  "Cimoii  Jenkins.''  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

••.  .  .  Much  ax  I  III  mint  (IhiilnhiiK'x  ilcsirnt.  I  hiliirr  fluit  hr  ix  a 
i/Kiiniiitif  fur  more.  iiKiiU Kitf  iictioii  in  thr  Xationalist  iHtrty.  irliiih  has 
iirciptiil  him  iis  itx  haul.  Th(  nit/tiinitidn  ix  iinir  tin  Irish  party;  and 
Ireland  has  for  thv  first  time  three  hundred  men  in  the  House  speaking 
&  votinii  in  its  liehalf.  It  must  then  {/ire  as  well  as  take  and  this  puts  on 
the  draj/:  alu-iti/s  supposiny  that  Gladstone  does  not  lose  his  hind,  irhieh 
is  suppositio  temeriiria !  I  tieliere  that  the  count  rii  nerer  i/ari  mn/  In  id 
to  the  talk  about  Home  Rule,  until  (lladstone's  cvtraraijant  Hill.   ..." 

o90.  M.\X8F1ELD  (8ii!  JamE8 — English  Lord  Chief  Justice  ol"  Common  Pleas). 
A.L.S.,  3pi).  4to,  "Temple  Septr:  (i  1781.''  With  transcript,  and 
biographical  note. 

"/  hare  a  reference  to  i/ou  &  miiself  front  Ld.  II illsliorouijh's  offiec 
rclatinff  to  Anurican  I'risonirs  imprisoned  at  I'orton  in  Hampshire,  who 
hare  been  rerii  mutinous.  &  the  Custodji  of  them  lieinij  supposed  to  be 
unsafe.  &  liable  to  Objection  on  account  of  it's  \  icinitti  to  Portsmouth,  it 
is  irishid  on  the  part  of  (lorernment  to  nniore  them  to  Sini  irstturii.  ..." 

jUI.  M.vnuY.vT  ( Fi!EDEi;i(K — Captain  in  the  iiritish  Navv;  noted  author). 
A.L..S.,  2pp.  4to,  "New  York,  May  Uth."  To  ".My  dear  mother." 
With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  write  to  save  the  paeket  to  let  you  knoir  that  I  am  safe  arrived  here, 
where  every  body  in  in  a  state  of  anxiety  &  distress.  I'pu-ards  of  300  of 
the  best  Houses  hare  failed  &  all  the  rest  will  probably  follow.  The 
Banks  are  not  e.vpected  to  be  able  to  hold  up  &  when  they  <jo.  there  will 
be  a  general  smash.  Not  a  rery  pleasant  time  to  pay  a  risit  to  Sew 
York,  nerertheless  they  are  very  kind  &  attentirc  ^  I  am  not  a  littli 
lionized  I  am  hardly  settled  yet  &  do  not  yd  knoir  irliiil  I  mn  about  ..." 

592.  Mai!sh.\ll    (John — Chief  Justice,   United   States  Supreme   Court,  ap- 

pointed, 1801).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Richmond,  July  18th,  1804."  To 
"Caleb  P.  AVayne,  Esquire,  Philadelphia."  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait. 

Relative  to  the  publication  of  'The  Life  of  (Jenr^c  Washiii.utoii." 
"/  wrote  to  you  a  fiir  days  past  staling  my  hope  that  the  '.\d  rolumc 
woulil  sufficiently  employ  you  till  the  fall  in  irhich  time  it  irould  be  i)i 
my  poirer  to  rerise  the  first  ^  srcnnd  so  as  to  prepare  thi  ni  for  a  new 
impression  but  that  if  I  should  In-  mistaken  in  this  i.rpictatinn  I  would 
send  you  the  first.   ..." 

593.  Mai;>ii.\l    (John — Chic!'   Justice.    Cnited    States    Suprt-nu'    Court,   ap- 

pointed, 1801).  A.J^.S.,  v!])]).  8vo.  '-Richmoud,  .\\A.  11th.  1814.'" 
"From  Chief  Justice  Marshall  to  John  Lowell."  With  transcript, 
biographic  al  note,  and  ])ortrait. 

"/  had  yesterday  the  pleasure  of  reciiring  your  letter  of  the  8th 
ueeompanying  Mr.  Loudl's  rery  mastirly  n  rinr  of  the  treatise  on  ex- 
patriation.  I  hare  nad  it  irith  gnat  pleasure  &  thank  you  very  sin- 
cerely for  this  mark  of  your  recollection. 

"Could  I  hare  erer  entertained  doulils  on  the  suliji  cts.  this  n  rii  w  would 
certainly  hare  removed  them.   ..." 

A  note  in  another  hand  reads. — 

'•July   1.",.   is."..".      The  Curt  of   the   C  States  had  si  iznl   and  confined  in 

[Continued 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

I  Xo.  593 — Conthiuedl 

Dungeons  in  Iij.sirich  Jail,  some  innocent  British  officers,  declaring  that 
they  iroiild  execute  them  in  case  the  British  Govt,  should  execute  three 
liriti.sli  sannen  who  had  ahseonded  from'  their  service  &  inre  taken 
fit/htiny  agt.  their  Country  in  the  Chesapeake  frigate. 

"The  British  Govt,  did  execute  those  traitors,  but  our  Govt  never 
retaliated." 

594.  Marshall    (Jojix — Chief  Justice,   United   States   Supreme   Court,   ap- 

pointed, 1801).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  Jany.  24th,  1833." 
To  "Thomas  AV.  Griffith,  esquire,  Baltimore."  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait. 

"/  have  had  the  yleasure  of  receiving  your  letter  of  the  2Wh  enclosing 
your  proposed  amendments  to  the  constitution  irhich  I  have  read  tvith 
the  attention  and  interest  the  subject  demands. 

"My  oirn  individual  opinions  h(rve  not  been  favorable  to  changes  in  our 
government,  the  advantages  of  irhich  were  not  obvious,  and  the  difficulty 
of  (jbtaining  them  is  such  as  to  discourage  any  attempt.   ..." 

595.  :\lAi:8nALL  (Thomas  li.— Vice-President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "The  Vice-President's  Chamber,  Washington,  89  April 
1916.-"'  To  "Josiah  H.  Benton,  Boston,  Mass."  With  transcript, 
envelope,  and  portrait. 

"/  acknowledge,  icith  sincere  thanks,  at  the  hands  of  i^cnator  Lodge, 
the  gift  of  your  volume  on,  '\otitig  in  the  Field'.  1  anticipate  great 
pleasure  in  reading  it,  for  it  recalls  to  my  mind  boyhood  memories  of 
the  time  when  it  was  thought  that  men  should  not  only  bare  their 
breasts  to  bullets  to  preserve  the  Republic  but  that  tin  y  should  also  cast 
their  cons(i(  ntious  ballots  for  a  like  purpose.   ..." 

596.  Maktixeau   (Harriet — English  authoress).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  4t(),  "Wash- 

ington, Janrv  25th  /35.''  To  "I\evd.  Chas.  Brooks,  Binoham  near 
Boston,  :\rass."'  Addressed  franked  by  S.  C.  Phillips,  :\l'.  C  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

An  exceptionally  fine  letter. 

'Tom  do  not  need  to  be  told  how  difficult  it  is  to  write  letters  in  Wash- 
ington:  .  .  .  We  usually  had  3  engagements  a  day.  besides  sight  seeing 
and    calls    in    the    morning;    and    1    gveir    almost    in    despair    about    my 

journal l/(/.s-.'  my  poor  journal  van  on  for  four  or  five  days,  more 

than  once  while  I  was  there.  .  .  .  nothing  hut  )naking  the  most  of  the 
Furnesses  was  to  tic  thought  of.  ll"r  want  now  to  know  ivhether  Mr.  F. 
is  regarded  among  you  as  we  regard  him, — as  unique:  or  whether  you 
think  you  have  any  more  such  mot.  For  myself.  I  can  only  say  that  I 
regard  my  ((((/uaintance  with  him  as  an  era  in  my  life;  .  .  .  The  quaker 
city  and  its  hospitalities  pleased  us  much.  My  niorngs  were  spent  chiefly 
in  visit in</  the  I'rison.  (alone  and  very  frc<iucntli/)  &  the  other  public 
institutions.    .    .    . 

"This  place  seems  the  centre  of  d(lights. — &  no  less,  of  politl  knowledge. 
After  Itreakft.  ire  go  to  a  certain  (Uimmittee  room  in  the  Capitol,  where 
Mr.  Osgood  paints.  &  tlxre  I  sit  for  my  yiclure  just  noir  for  a)i  hour 
daily.  Then  we  go  into  the  Supreme  Court,  where  -fudge  Story  has  secured 
the  Reporter's  chairs  for  us.  that  I  nuni  hear  Webster  &  Clay  &  others 
plead.  Think  of  1h(tt !  All  the  seven  .Judges  are  friends  or  acquaintances 
of  ours!  .  .  .  Then  we  come  home  &  dress  for  dinner  at  the  President's, 
or  at  our  l-Jnroy's.  <ir  some  other  such  place;  &  I  have  long  talks  with 
His  Majesty,  or  M v.  \ dn  lUiren.  or  Welister.  Clay.  Calhoun.  I'reston,  or 
dear  ./udg(    Storii.  or  sonic  otlur  capital  person.    ..." 


Second  Session.  Fridd//  KvcniiKf,  MftrcJi    IJtIi 

59T,  MAUTiNEAr  (IlAiiitiKT — KiiLilisli  auihorc.-.-).  A.L.S.,  lijip.  bvu,  "Tyne- 
iiiouth,  Xortluiinhc'rlaiHl  Octolior  2."'  To  an  unknown  lady  friend. 
With  transcript,  l)i(iirra|)hical  notf,  and  2  portraits. 

A  h'liu'tliv  h'ttiT  rt'^'anlin;;  licr  nwii  illness.  Iht  litt-iaiy  work,  and 
frii'iuls. 

".  .  .  Wc  (in  think  it  iiioIkiIiIc  that  I  muii  tx  far  i/tius  just  uk  I  am; 
though  {an  I  bclivrv  I  told  you  liiffir<\  th(  criKiK  &  xtrnnilh  may  come  at 
any  time.  .  .  .  I  xhd  not  irondcr  if  I  tranl  to  the  ncj-t  houxv.  xomc  time 
thix  month.  My  mother  arrived  laxt  niyht,  &  hnx  niee  rooms  next  door, 
&  1.-*  to  spend  as  many  hours  per  day  here  as  I  am  equal  to.  all  Oetobcr. 
I  ttiink.  some  favourable  day.  I  shall  yive  her  a  broad  hint  to  ask  me  to 
/<•(/.  &  (jet  there  by  the  baek  door.  She  &  /  are  r((koniny  immoderately 
on  my  reading  my  book  to  her,  «&  we  begin  directly,  as  Moxon  is  for 
going  to  press,  in  order  to  be  out  about  the  1st  of  Deebr.  I  am  uithin 
120  pages  of  the  end;  &  it  is  not  anxious  tcork;  for  thinking  it  likely  it 
might  not  be  finished.  I  wrote  the  concluding  chapters  first. —  (the  subject 
of  them  being  a  very  determinate  one).  The  penultimate  portion  is  not 
marly  so  exciting  to  write  as  the  conclusion  ;  so  I  feel  very  nuiet  &  easy 
about  it.  ..." 

598.  MAKTiNEAr  (Hai;i;iet — English  authoress).  A.L.S.,  Gpp.  8vo,  "New- 
castle upon  Tvne,  Janry  lOtli."'  To  '\Mrs.  Jameson."  rrivate. 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Fine  literaky  letter. 

".  .  .  my  very  small  writing  tibility  has  of  luti  been  nil  onployed  for 
the  Oberlin.  If  you  don't  knoir  irhat  this  )n((ins.  you  soon  shall;  for  I 
will  send  you  its  history  in  the  form  of  a  trait,  as  soon  ns  it  is 
printed.  .   .   . 

"As  for  my  opinions  about  the  position  &c  of  Women.  I  have  little  doubt 
you  have  heard  some  of  the  stuff  &  nonsense  wh  I  am  occasionally  assured 
is  my  opinion  on  that  sort  of  subject: — that  they  ought  to  sit  in  parlia- 
ment. &.C  &c.  1  believe  the  whole  extent  of  mil  opinions  is  given  in  'ISo- 
ciety  in  America'.  .  .  .  1  feel  so  deeply  &  strongly  the  support  &  delight 
of  your  sympathy,  as  shown  in  your  Canada  book,  that  I  acknowledge 
your  right  to  all  my  thoughts  on  that  set  of  subjects.  I  am  always 
recurring  in  thought  to  that  book.     It  is  a  beauty:   .    .    . 

"/  have  in  my  head  n  most  glorious  subject  for  my  next.  {Only  please, 
don't  give  this  out.  more  or  less.)  I  am  already  looking  about,  to  decide 
whether  I  shall  bequeath  it  to  any  body,  &  to  whom,  or  whethi r  I  shall 
let  it  die  with  me,  in  case  of  my  not  being  able  to  do  it  myself.  .  .  .  I 
have  written  more  openly  than  I  meant,  &  so  shall  put  'Privati'  at  the 
top. — Poor  Theodore  t^edgwick.  my  own  opinion  is  that  dair  Cathe  & 
the  rest  are  saved  a  world  of  sorrow  &  trouble  by  his  dying  now.  &  so 
suddenly;  «&  /  rather  think  that  in  the  bottom  of  hi  r  own  henri  she  must 
be  feeling  this  already.   .    .    . 

''When  will  your  Princess  Amelia  appear,  I  wonder.  I  mn  charmed 
to  have  given  a  moment's  pleasure  to  Mme  (Jothe, — 'Anne'  Fox  thanks 
you  heartily  for  so  calling  her,  .   .   . 

"/'.  S.  It  may  please  you  to  know,  in  case  of  your  seeing  Ciipn  Mar- 
ryat's  ridiculous  attack  on  me  {in  his  sicond  book  on  Amera)  that  I 
nerer  wrote  n  line  in  the  Edinburgh  in  my  life,  &  that  I  hare  not,  toi 
this  hour,  seen  either  his  book.  .  .  .  I  shall  not  take  any  public  notice  of 
the  matter.  .  .  .  I  need  not  till  you  that  his  other  stories  of  me  are 
equally  false." 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   12th 

599.  Maetixeau  (TIakuiet — Englisli  autlioress).  A.L..S.,  4:pp.  Svo,  "Tyne- 
mouth,  Decbr.,  vtli."  To  "Mrs.  Jameson. ""  With  transcript,  and 
portrait. 

".  .  .  /  quite  agree  ivith  you  in  wishing  that  Pensions  to  litcnj  & 
scientific  benefactors  shd  he  given, — &  think  it  a  purpose  to  ivh  a  portion 
of  the  public  funds  of  ex^ery  great  &  good  country  shd  he  devoted:  but 
the  distribution  ought  not  to  be  left  to  the  p((rtia1ities  of  sovereign  or 
premier,  irho  cannot  possibly  understand  the  people  &  subject  they  have 
herein  to  deal  irith.  Think  of  1'.  Mvlbournv's  behaviour  to  Faraday! 
I  forgot  that  story  when  I  irrotc.  or  I  cd  hardly  hare  said  all  the  civil 
things  I  did. 

"You  have  often  said  you  irished  I  knew  Lady  liyron  an  you  do.  I  sup- 
pose I  know  something  about  her  at  this  moment  that  you  do  not!  I 
shd  not  wonder.  Really,  I  mean  to  be  very  cureful  not  to  hurt  her  feel- 
ings hy  publishing  ivhat  she  has  done:  but  she  could  not  object  to  my 
telling  you.     tihe  has  placed  £100  at  my  disposal,  to  give  aivay.   .    .    . 

"/  conclude  you  have  read  Stephen's  Central  Aniera.  &  likid  it.  as 
every  body  does.  It  is  a  capital  book  for  invalids. — not  idle.  &  most 
amusing." 

GOO.  Massachusetts  Land  Lottery  Ticket.  "Commonwealth  of  ]\Iassa- 
chusetts.  Xo.  1956  Land-Lottery.  This  Ticket  Entitles  the  Bearer, 
to  the  Lot  or  Tract  of  Land  drawn  by  the  Xumber  thereof,  pursuant 
to  an  Act  of  the  General  Court,  passed  the  Ninth  Day  of  Noveml)er, 
1786."  Signed  in  the  autograph  of  Eufus  Putnam  and  Leo:  Jar- 
vis,  Managers.     12mo,  inlaid. 

601.  Massachusetts  Supreme  Court.     A.D.S.,  2pp.  4to,  no  date.     Petition 

"To  the  Honorable  the  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court  of 
the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts." 

Petition  for  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Ehenezer  Trescott  to  the  position 
of  Crier  of  the  Supreme  Court  in  the  County  of  Suffolk,  siu'ned  in  the 
autograplis  of, — "Bradford  Sumner,  Aujrustus  Peabody.  Francis  (). 
Watts,  Joseph  Williams.  AV.  Minot.  N.  Baitlett.  R.  Choate.  Charles  <i. 
Lorins.  Jno.  Pickering."  and  o4  other  prominent  men  of  Boston  and 
yicinity. 

602.  Massachusetts  Supreme  Court.    D.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "To  the  Hon.  the  Jus- 

tices of  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court  for  the  Commonwealth  of  ^Mas- 
sachusetts.  Barnstable,  January  16,  1855."  Application  for  the 
appointment  of  Frederick  W.  Crocker  for  office  of  Clerk  of  the  Courts 
for  the  County  of  Barnstable,  signed  by, — Xymphas  ]\Iarston,  and 
others;  D.S.,  "To  the  Hon.  the  Sup.  Jud.  Court,"  asking  permission 
to  postpone  a  meeting,  signed  by  Rufus  Choate,  S.  Bartlett,  IT.  F. 
Durant,  and  others ; 'l).s!,  "May,  1848,  "To  the  Hon.  Justices.... 
recommending  Marshal  Preston  to  the  position  of  Assistant  Clerk  of 
the  Courts  in  the  County  of  Middlesex,  signed  by  Members  of  the 
Bar  in  Middlesex  County,  including, — E])hraim  Buttrick,  John  P. 
Robinson,  James  Dana,  and  others;  D.S..  Ip.  Ito.  '-.Ian.  1:5.  1851. 
"To  the  Hon.  . .  .of  the  Supreme  Court,"  asking  ])erniissi()ii  to  post- 
pone a  session  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  in  Middlesex  County, 
signed  b}', — J.  G.  Abbott,  A.  H.  Nelson,  1.  \\.  Beard,  and  others. 
Together,  4  ]iieces. 


Second  Session,  Fridti//   Kvcuhuj,   Mtirclt    I 'Hi 

HOo.  Matthews  (C'hai;i.i;>  .1.  inunciit  l-iii-li.-h  aiim).  A.N.S..  ip.  ,svtj, 
•Many  Ttli.  18T.5.'"     With  transcript,  and  jjortrait. 

"Arc    tfou    for   anutlur   .'5    uitihts    xntm  irht  re    nhinit    tin     firxt    irtrk    in 
Altrilf 

r.Ol.  Matthews  (Xatiiax.  .Ii;.— l.awvcr,  and  Mayor  of  Bost(.ii).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  12mo,  "Union  CMub  of  Boston  May  V/iUr  To  '"Mr.  Benton." 
\\'ith  i)ortrait.     Mentions  liis  old  friond  &  classmate  Baron  Kaneko. 

r.OO.  Matthews  (Stanley— Associate  Justice,  I'nited  States  Supreme  Court, 
appointed,  1881).  A.L.S.,  Ij).  4to,  ''Matthews,  Kamsev  &  Matthews, 
Law  Otfice,  58  West  Third  Street,  Cincinnati,  Dec."  10th,  1874." 
To  ".Mr.  Antonio  Pelletier,  P.  ().  Box  69,  Washincjton  Citv ;''  Also,— 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  Svo,  "Washington,  April  9,  1882.''  To  "Hon.  L.  P.  Mor- 
ton, r.  S  Minister,  Paris,"  introducing  his  friend.  Gen  J.  B.  Gor- 
don.   With  transcripts,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 


(iOii.  -Matthews  (Stanley — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
appointed,  1881).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  Svo,  "Glendale,  Mav  11,  188").*'  To 
"G.  A.  Townsend,  Esq.  Xo.  3G1  West  34th  St.,  New  York."'  With 
transcript,  l>iographical  note,  and  portrait. 

('.(>:.  Mavnaimi  (11()i;ac'E — Postmaster  General,  and  Mini>trr  to  Turkey). 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Delucus  House  :May  9,  1863.'"  To  *ilis  E.xcy, 
Horatio  Seymour  Gov.  &c.''  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and 
portrait.     Letter  of  introduction. 

608.  Mazakix    (Cahdixal  Jules — Celebrated   prime    minister    of    France). 
L.S.,  2pp.  folio,  "Paris,  the  5th,  Feby.   ir,14.*'     With  French  and 
English  transcripts,  and  portrait. 
The  following  i.s  a  partial  English  translation.— 

"As  Mous'uur  dc  Marsiu  i«  {lohu/  to  (icvmntni  mid  is  ihanji  d  In  xrc 
i/our  Uighm-HS,  I  hare  taken  this  occasion  to  assure  t/ou  that  the  iirin- 
cijtal  oltject  of  his  journen  is  your  Interests  and  the  good  of  gour  affairs. 
The  Queen  haring  considered  the  state  of  the  present  conjuncture  irhich 
is  a  little  unpltasant  for  Your  Highness,  has  liecn  pleased  also  to  grant 
lion  some  e.vtra  assistance  in  order  that  gou  mag  not  onig  maintain  gour- 
self  against  the  efforts  of  gour  emmies.  but  also  mag  attack  them  if 
there  is  occasion  for  so  doing.  The  said  Seigneur  d(  Marsin  has  th<  re- 
fore  the  order  from  Her  Majestg  to  receire  the  opinion  of  gour  Highness, 
to  depend  on  gour  orders  and  to  render  gou  all  thi  deference  that  gou 
mag  desire,  to  attain  the  end  for  nhich  he  is  .sent,  nhich  is.  as  I  have 
said,  the  particular  uelfarc  of  gour  Highness  and  henc(  that  of  the  con- 
federated pa  rig.   ..." 

009.  Meade  (Geouce  (i. — Major-(;eneral  in  the  Civil  War).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  Svo, 
"Head-Quarters,  Armv  of  the  Potomac.  Septr.  21,  1863."  To 
"Maj.  tien.  1).  Butterfield.  Washington,  1).  C."  W'ith  transcript, 
liiographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Returning  copy  of  London  Times.— "7'///»/.-  (iml.  li.  uill  h<ire  no  cause 
for  complaint   irhrn   his  r(  port   is   made." 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March  12th 

610.  Melbourne  (William  Lamb,  2ud  Viscouxt — Prime  Minister  of  Great 

Britain).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Windsor  Castle,  December  13,  1838.'* 
To  "The  Bishop  of  Chichester."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"■Her  Majesty  iriU  he  at  Brighton  at  Christmas.  &  irinhrs  to  rcccire  the 
Sacrament  at  Unit  Season — It  is  usual  &  fitting  that  a  Bishop  should 
officiate  upon  such  occasions  &  /  therefore  irritc  to  ask,  whether  you 
could  make  it  convenient  to  attend  at  Brighton  on  Christmas  dag  for  the 
purpose  of  administering  the  Sacrament  in  the  Chapel  Royal." 

611.  ]\Iebedith    (George — English  novelist).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "England. 

Box  Hill,  Dorking,  July  18th,  1885."  To  "Charles  Cole."  With 
transcript,  and  Japan  proof  portrait. 

"...  For  now  about  fourteen  months  my  wife  has  heen  struggling 
tvith  surgeons  and  doctors,  under  sentence  of  a  mortal  malady.  Hotc  long 
it  will  last  none  can  say.  We  have  no  hope.  .  .  .  tvriting  is  to  me  a 
dreary  task.  I  do  no  more  than  the  day  demands. — As  to  your  article. 
I  am  in  a  dilemma.  It  is  too  short,  &  not  distinct  enough  in  its  object. 
nor  quite  adapted  to  suit  the  modern  ear.  .  .  .  I  saw  Lowell  front  time 
to  time  irJien  )ir  was  here.  &  liked  him  extremely.'" 

612.  Metcalf  (Tiiekox — American  Jurist  and  Judge  of  Massachusetts  Su- 

preme Court).  A.L.8.,  2pp.  -Ito,  "Dedham,  31st  May  1833."  To 
"Hon.  H.  A.  A.  Dearborn,  Roxbury."  With  transcript,  biographical 
note,  and  portrait.    Relative  to  the  appraisal  and  award  of  land. 

613.  Metternich    (Prince    Clemens    W. — eminent    Austrian    statesman). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Saturday  26."    Inlaid.    With  portrait. 

Translation, — 

"/  pray,  my  general,  to  let  me  know  if  our  appointment  with  M.  de 
Villette  is  arranged  for  this  evening  and  at  ivhat  hour  ice  are  to  come 
together." 

614.  Mill    (John   Stuart — eminent   English  philosopher  and  economist). 

A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Avignon,  Feb.  24,  1869."  To  "H.  C.  Watson, 
Esq."     With  transcript  and  portrait 

"The  mode  in  which  convergence  seems  to  me  to  combine  itself  with 
divergence,  in  the  generation  of  species,  resembles  what  happnes  in  the 
growth  of  a  tree.  The  shoots  from  one  of  the  larger  brandus  approach 
and  meet  those  from  another,  so  that  a  large  part  of  the  growth  of  both 
is  in  the  direction  contrary  to  divergence ;  while  yet  the  general  circum- 
ference constantly  enlarges,  so  that  divergence,  though  limited  by  the 
counter-principle,  is  yet  in  respect  of  the  distance  between  its  extremes, 
perpetually  widening.   ..." 

615.  Miller  (Samuel  F. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1862).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Keokuk,  June  8,  1863."  To 
"Chas.  H.  Hazard,  Esq."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 

616.  Miller  (Samuel  F. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1862).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Keokuk,  ]\Iay  2,  1864."  To 
"The  President."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 
"/  recommend  to  you  Henry  O.'Connor  of  Iowa  for  one  of  the  Judges  of 
the  new  territory  of  Montana  in  the  event  that  the  bill  noiv  pending  on 
that  subject  shall  become  a  law.  ..." 


Second  Session.   Fridd//   KvinuKj.   Manli    J.'fli 

G17.  MlLLEU  (Sa.MIKI.  v.  A>MHi;itL'  .lll>liir,  rilllcd  Sl;itf.>  Su|)n-'me  C'uurt, 
appoinUHl.  \Si\'i).  A.L.S..  Ip.  It..,  "\Vasliin<:t..n,  1).  C,  Feb.  27, 
18(i(i."  Ti)  ''tho  rrositk'iit.''  Willi  transcript,  l)i()<rraplunil  note,  and 
portrait 

'•Ox  tli(  suiifionitinn  that  thcif  trill  he  the  iisunl  Dif/diiizutiitn  of  fnhntl 
courtx  ill  ycbraaha  proiitlid  hy  Cumjnsx  I  tiihr  tin  liln  rt/f  of  ncom- 
moid  inn  the  Hon.  W.  Killoyy  for  Vnitvd  Statvn  IHatrict  .hidffv  in  that 
Distriit.  ..." 

(il8.  MiLLEH  (S.vMUKL  F. — Assotiato  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
appointed,  18(52).  A.L.S.,  '^pp.  8vo,  "Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States,  Washington,  ^\a\  2],  188{;."  To  '*Ben.  W.  Austen,  Secre- 
tary North  Mile  Literary  and  Historical  Society."  With  transcrii)t, 
and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  am  {/ratified  at  the  honor  which  the  .s'or/f///  has  conferred  on 
me  and  at  the  handsome  terms  in  irhieh  i/ou  e.rprcss  their  appn  <i(ition  of 
my  public  services,  and  eharaeter.   ..." 

G19.  ^IiLLS  (Elijah  H. — United  States  Senator  from  Massachusetts,  elected. 
1819).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  Ito,  Many.  8th,  182T.  Senate  Chamher."  To 
"Hon.  W.  Southard,  Secy  of  the  Xavy"  With  transcript  and  bio- 
graphical note.  A  recommendation  that  the  services  of  Capt.  Rich- 
ard Derby  be  engaged  as  Naval  store  keeper  at  Pensacola. 

C20.   MiLiiAX    (Hexry  Hart — English   poet,  historian  and   divine).     Auto- 
graph Poem,  Signed,  12  lines  from  "Samor,''  commencing, — 
'M*  when  beneath  the  Nave  Tall  archimj, 
the  Cathedral  organ  'gins 
The  prelude,  lingeringly  exquisite 
}Yithin  retired  the  bashful  street ness  dwells,"  etc. 
Also,   A.L.S.,   2pp.   8vo,   "Cloister   Westm.    Abbey,    May    11.'"      To 
"James  "Wardell,  Leeds,''  in  answer  to  a  request  for  his  autograph, 
enclosing  the  above  mentioned  poem.     With  transcripts,  and  por- 
trait. 

620a.  Miscellaneous  AuxociiAi'iis.  llobart  ((iarret  A. — Vice-President  of 
the  United  States).  L.S.,  Ip.  ito,  "Paterson,  X.  J.,  June  27,  189(5.'' 
To  "G.  L.  Danforth,  Esq.;''  Shekmax  (James  S.— Vice-President 
of  the  United  States).  L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Utica,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  28,  litO.5.'' 
To  "Hon.  Vespian  Warner,  Commissioner  of  Pensions,  Washintrton. 
D.  C.;"  Also,— L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "The  Vice-President's  Chamber. 
Washington.  May  8,  1912.''  To  "Mr.  J.  H.  Benton,  Boston  Public 
Lil)rary,  Copley  square,  Boston.  Massachusetts;"  and  others.  To- 
gether, 2(i  ])i('ccs.  Various  ])laces,  various  dates 
Includes  autographs  of.— Charles  \V.  Fairi.aiiks.  Vicc-Pn'sidcnt  of  the 
T'nitcd  States;  r.eiijainiii  rerh-y  Toore.  .lounialist  :  T.  W.  Ferry.  Sen- 
ator from  Micliit,'an.  with  portrait;  Weii(h>ll  I'.  StatTord.  .Jurist;  Henry 
Cahot  L(Klj,'t'.  Senator  from  Massachusetts,  and  others. 

620h.  MiscELLANEOis  AuToci.'Arns.  (iallatin  (Albert — Secretary  of  the  Uni- 
ted States  Treasury).  A.X.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Treasury  Department."  To 
"Thomas    Worthington    Esqre    at    Birch's    city    of    Washington." 

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Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March   12th 

[Xo.  620b— ('(J ////// »fv/ J 

Address  only,  endorsed  in  another  hand,  "A.  Gallatin,  Jany  10th 
1803;"  Parsons  (Theophilus — Chief  Justice,  Massachusetts  Su- 
preme Court).  Eeceipt,  signed,  Ip.  8vo,  1T78.  Bill  to  Oliver  Pea- 
body  for  legal  services,  receipted  by, — "Theoph  Parsons.'"  Various 
endorsements  on  back,  with  date,  1778;  Dexter  (Samuel — Secre- 
tary of  the  Treasury).  X.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Treasury  Department, 
Apr.  14,  1801."  To  "Robert  Purviance  Esqr.  Collector  of  Balti- 
more ^Maryland."  Address  only,  with  autograph  signature. — "S. 
Dexter ;"  and  others.    Together,  32  pieces. 

Various  places,  various  dates 

Amoni,'  the  other  autograph  signatures  are  the  following. — David  l^enox, 

President  of  the  Bank  of  the  United   States;   Daniel  U.  Durell.  .Jurist; 

Matthew  Harvey,  (xovernor  of  New  Hampshire ;  Josiah  G.  Abhott,  Jurist, 

several  Lottery  tickets,  etc. 

021.  MiTFORD  (.Mary  R. — Englisli  authoress).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "December, 
Twenty-three  182(5. "'■  To  "Miss  .Joy."  Willi  address,  transcript. 
and  portrait. 

"/  am.  more  hustj  than  ever  my  dair  Miss  .Joy — About  two  iceclyS  ago 
Mr.  Forrest  the  Ameriean  Trafjcdiaii  who  has  made  such  a  hit  at  Drury 
Lane  sent  to  me  through  a  female  friend  of  mine  icho  happens  to  be 
staying  in  the  same  house  irith  him  to  beg  me  to  icrite  him  a  Tragedy. 
Accordingly  I  have  put  off  my  norcl  for  a  time.  &  am  iioir  i)i  the  middle 
of  that  occupation. 

"Mr.  Forrest  has  rcccircd  the  First  &  Fifth  Acts  with  irhich  he  is 
charmed,  .  .  .  the  other  acts  are  to  be  sent  to  him  as  soon  as  pni.shed — 
He  imll  return  to  Drury  Lane  on  the  Fftcenth  of  January  or  pcrliaps  for 
a  ferr  days  later  &  then  (if  all  go  ircU )  the  plai(  will  go  into  rehearsal  so 
as  to  he  produced  early  in  Fchruary.   .    .    . 

"The  story  of  )ny  play  is  an  old  bit  of  German  History  called  Otto  of 
Withelshoch  .  .  .  In  the  midst  of  my  hard  tcork  it  is  some  consolation  to 
find  that  I  havr  not  lost  the  dramatic  power  {such  as  it  is)  that  I  once 
possessed.  ..." 

622.  Monroe  (James— 5th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 
"Baltimore,  June  18,  1T94."  To  an  unknown  party.  AVith  tran- 
script,  and   biographical   note;   also   portrait. 

"7  was  favoured  with  yours  two  dai/s  past  &  hare  arranged  tritli  Mr. 
Le  Blanc  here  the  communication  of  what  you  desire  by  him  to  Mr 
Fanchet.  It  has  I  presume  been  crccuted  fully  to  your  wishes,  for  surely 
upon  every  principle  you  merit  their  confidence  and  ccrfainlii  will  have 
it.  ..." 

023.  Monroe  (James — 5th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  2p\:).  4to, 
"Washington  May  15  -  1820."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Fine  letter  to  (Je.xeral  Dearborn  relative  to  the  acquisition  of 
Florida,  with  mention  of  (Jeneral  King  as  Commissioner.  The  letter  is 
docketed  on  back,  in  pencil. — "(ien.  Dearborn  from."  and  in  ink  "Presi- 
dent Monroe." 

"/  lately  sent  you  a  copy  of  the  message  respecting  our  affairs  irith 
Spain,  the  conduct  of  the  F.recutire  in  which,  n-ill  I  hope  obtain  your 
approbation.  It  would.  I  think,  hare  ban  dishonorable  to  hare  availd 
ourselves  of   the  present   situation   of  Spain,    to  hare  laid   our  hands  on 

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a^  #<K   L-^r-t^T-  c^'-^vl^^  gL  t^^f-T^^  a-cc^-^^-iUy  4"  >->^  ^-*^Aj^..*S'y 


JAMES   MONROE— rUESIDKNT  OF  THE   INITEI*   STATES 

Aiitosrni)h  Letter.  Sigiie<l.     1S"J(» 

[No.  623] 


Second  Session,  Friday  Evening,  March    12th 

rXo.  G23 — Continued^ 

Florida.  We  shall  get  it.  I  expect,  at  )io  distant  daii.  vithont  the  danger 
of  icar,  and  uith  the  aij/jrohation  of  Sixiiii.  &  all  Europe.  The  I'  titates 
are  charged  hij  foreign  govts,  irith  aggrandizing  themselves,  at  the  e.r- 
pense  of  their  neighhoiirs.  without  regard  to  principle.  Nothing  is  more 
unjust,  as  I  trust  our  present  conduct  irill  fullg  prove,  tho'  indeed  no  act 
since  our  independence,  gives  it  amj  countenance.   .    .    ." 

[See  Illustration] 

624.  Monroe  (James — otli  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L  S.,  2pp. 
4to,  "Washington  3Iay  29  -  -  1822."  To  '"K.  Smith  Esq  President 
Md.  Ag.  Soc."     With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Original  letter  sent  to  printer  for  imblicaticai,  with  the  latter's  notes  at 
top  of  first  page. 

"/  have  received  irith  great  sensihilit]/  the  invitation  which  you  have  so 
politehj  and  kindlg  communicated,  of  the  argricultural  society  of  Mary- 
land, to  meet  them  at  their  crhihition  o)i  the  liOth  &  Slst  of  this  month, 
in  the  jieighhorhood  of  Baltimore.  .  .  .  unfortunately  I  have  hecn  de- 
tained here  hy  duties  of  the  most  serious  character,  which  have  not 
admitted  any  relaxation,  since  the  adjournment  of  Congress,  and  which 
will  still  confine  me  several  days  longer.  ..." 

025.  Monroe  (James — 5th  President  of  tlie  United  States).  i\..L.S.,  3pp. 
4to,  "Oakhill  May  1?.  1826."    AVith  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

An  exceptionally  fine  letter  relative  to  Monroe's  claim  against  the 
government  in  connection  with  his  mission  to  France  at  the  time  Lonisiana 
was  ceded  to  the  United  States. 

".  .  .  ily  decided  opinion  is,  that  the  hill,  l)e  this  sum  alloiccd  what 
it  may  he,  had  hetter  pass,  &  that  I  should  avoid  any  collision  with  Con- 
gress, either  in  the  present  stage,  or  hereafter,  relying  on  the  good  offices 
of  my  friends  &  the  justice  of  my  country.  I  have  ivritten  a  letter  to  this 
effect  to  Mr  Ingham,  which  I  irish  him  to  shoic  you.  and  I  should  he 
glad,  if  domcil  proper,  that  my  letter  to  him.  should  he  read  to  the  house, 
when  the  hill  from  the  Senate,  is  talcen  up.  hy  him  in  his  place,  and  that 
you  wod.  then  read,  those  Documents,  irhich  I  sent  to  you,  that  is  Tally- 
rands  letter,  of  which  I  now  send  you  a  translation.  Mr  Livingstons 
letter  to  me  after  my  arrival  at  House,  &  the  extracts  from  Col.  Mercer's 
Journal.  The  communication  icill  naturally  grow  out,  of  what  passed 
hctween  you  and  Mr  L.  in  the  Senate,  &  you  may  know,  that  such  Docu- 
ments were  deposited  in  the  dept.  of  State,  in  1816  when  my  acct  was 
settled,  hy  reference  to  the  rept.  of  the  Committee  of  the  last  Session. 
Mr.  Jefferson,  nor  Mr  Madison  can  take  any  exception  to  the  communi- 
cation, hecause  I  give  the  credit,  to  the  mission,  adopted  hy  them:  nor 
can  Mr  Livingston,  or  any  other  friend  of  his  hrother,  hc^-^.use,  I  gire  him 
full  credit  for  his  cooperation.  The  communication  is  eo  nected  with  th< 
history  of  that  day  .  .  .  The  statenuiit.  contfiined  in  Those  Documents 
will  go  to  posterity,  for  I  have  a  letter  from  Mr  Marl)Ois  {irhich  I  men- 
tion in  confidence),  which  fully  conprms  it." 

62().  Moore  (Alfred — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court,  ap- 
pointed, 1799).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  folio,  "Hillsborough,  23d.  of  Feby, 
1791."  To  "The  Honble.  Saml.  Johnston,  Esqr."  With  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

"/  had  the  honour  to  receive  your  favour  of  the  16"  of  January  with  the 
Attorney  ilcneraVs  Report  on  the  Judiciary  System;  In  ohedienee  to  your 

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Second  Session,  FrhJaji  Evening,  March    1"2th 

[Xo.  Q>m—Couiiuui;l\ 

Command!*  I  iiiiitliid  much  of  )tiii  hisun-  turn  in  ti))isiih  r'nuj  it.  hut  urn 
not   int  iitilr  to  <iiii>r(irr  or  to  offer  sutixfuctoiu  remtuns  in/tiinut  the  moul 

imitortiint   imrtu   of   it Mr  Attorn<ii'x   liltiix    irliin    he   iittiniittn    to 

xlicir  that  the  .S7(//(  Courts  oujjht  to  In-  c.rcludid  turnuxc  not  under  the 
Control  of  the  federal  Courts— &  a<jain  that  their  itroceedinj/s  are  in  some 
in-Htancrs  sul)jcet  to  the  federal  .ludieiary.  Iteeause  that  .ludiciarfi  must 
ej-  natura  rei  control  determinations  that  eounteraet  the  operation  of  the 
Constitution — he  does  not  indeed  say,  then  hare  not  a  control  orer  the 
State  courts,  but  all  his  reasoni)ig  for  an  crclusion  in  Admiralt]/  &  other 
eases  must  of  ncccssiti/  imply  so  much.  .   .   . 

"/  learn  from  Col.  Daric  that  the  e.rcise  I, air  has  passid.  I  cannot 
foresee  its  consequences  on  the  minds  of  our  I'taph  :  the  name  is  odious 
enough,  hut  all  will  depend  on  the  Law  .  .  .  there  is  a  vast  current  of 
Opinion  i)i  this  State  opposed  to  the  federal  (iorernment.  I  hope  & 
heliere  it  will  all  he  rented  hy  words.  &  that  the  hencfits  of  a  federal 
Government  will  appear  <&  give  their  Judgement  a  comiuest  on  r  their 
passions,  before  these  latter  can  ripen  into  mischief.  ..." 

G27.  Moore  (Thomas — Celebrated  Irish  poet).  A.L.S..  Ij).  4to,  "Sloperton 
Cottage,  Devizes,  Mareh  11,  1832."  Private.  To  "Mr.  Edward 
Moxon,  64  Xew  Bond  St.''    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  A  friend  of  mine,  this  last  week  wrote  me  word  from  Hath  that 
there  was  a  subscription  there  in  progress  for  Mr  Leigh  Hunt  who  (he 
added,  to  my  sincere  concern)  was  in  very  great  distress.  I  immediately 
wrote  to  Mrs  Shelley  on  the  subject,  and  have  this  morning  received  her 
answer  inclosing  a  printed  paper  to  which  I  sec  your  name  annexed. 
You  will  oblige  me  very  much  by  aaiuainting  me  whether  there  has  been 
any  further  subscription  toirards  this  object  than  what  appears  on  that 
paper,  as  I  should  be  most  happy  that  my  contribution  {and  natne,  also, 
if  that  were  not  objected  to)   should  he  added  to  the  list." 


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G28.  MoRAX  (John-  B.).  L.S.,  Ip.  Uo,  "Moraii  Headquarters  Hooms  412  to 
415  Pemberton  Bklji:.,,  Penihertoii  Sq.  Boston,  Mass.,  Augu.st  28, 
190(5. "'  To  "Hon.  Josiali  Quincv."  Political  letter,  sending  a 
■'Morair*  button,  Avhich  aceompanies  the  letter. 

629.  MoitE  (II.wxAii— Euiilish  writer).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Clifton,  August 
2(5  -  18;30.*'  To  "Tliomas  Cadell,  Esq.  Strand."'  Address  and  seal. 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  trouble  j/nit  to  Jet  me  knoir  if  iniji  of  inif  inifiufix  mini  he  hnd 
sepaidteljf  out  of  mii  old  Edition,  prerioux  tn  tin  Idxt  elereii  r<iluiue.'<. 
If  xo  I  xhatl  \cixh  i/ou  to  xetui  to  me  Volettx.  .  .  .  I  xhoiild  liixe  (»  copies 
of  Ihi  spirit  of  Priiiier — nlxo  xi.r  Snend  l>rinii<(x.  of  iihitli  mil  Kditiou 
ninitioiix  thiit  tin  utii  four  thoiixinid  Copiix   iren    xalil    .    .    ." 

GoO.  Moi.'CAX  (Jonx  PiEuroxT — American  financier).  L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "The 
Library,  Thirt.v-tiiree  East  Thirty-sixth  Street,  Dec.  14,  1909.''  To 
"Mr.  Benton.'"  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Thanking  Mr.  Ben- 
ti.n  lur  his  work  "TUr  Old   Boston  Town   House."' 

631.  MoiMiiLL  (JisTix  S, — United  States  Senator  from  Vermont,  elected. 
18(57).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "United  States  Senate,  Washington, 
D.  C,  Xov.  21th,  1883."  To  "J.  H.  Benton.  Jr..  Es(|..  Boston, 
Mass,"  With  transcri])t,  l)iographical  note,  and  portrait.  K'cgard- 
ing  the  writer's  portrait. 

(;;52.  .Moiiiiis  (l{()i!Ki;T— Signer  of  the  Dcchiration  of  Independence).  A.L.S., 
3pp.  4to,  "Newtown,  .lunc  lltli.  1  ■  ^  ^'^  To  "(Jovr.  Livingston,'' 
With  biogra])hical  note    and   portrait. 

An  KXCKi'Tio.NAi.i.v  KINK  i.KTTKK.  Cdiiii'Jt riiij,'  tlic  coiKJition  TUKler  wiiich 
a  criiuinal  case  was  helil  in  New  .lerscy  diiriii;:  tlic  Ucvdlutiun  witli  the 
pnicccdiiiirs  of  criiuinal  cases  of  the  same  standinir  in  Ilie  <'<>nr|s  of 
Enfilan.i. 

"Eueloxi  d.  pour  Hnetlrneii  liiix  ii  lixt  of  the  Conrictioiix.  and  ttu   .Judii- 

[Continued 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

[Xo.  m2— Continued'] 

ments  thereon  at  this  cenj  tedious,  and  I  irould  hare  said  premature  Court, 
if  the  Council  had  not  thought  xepedient  on  mature  deliberation  to  hare 
appointed  it.  ... 

"Judges  young  in  office,  and  not  appointed  for  their  legal  erudition. 
Associates  but  reputable  farmers,  doctors,  or  shopkeepers,  young  Officers, 
)io  Council,  nor  Clerk,  for  vant  of  timely  notice,  which  was  not  ereru 
given  to  the  Sheriff:  &  this  in  a  disaffected  County,  both  Witnesses  and 
Criminals  to  be  coUccted  from  all  parts  of  the  state.  Thus  circmnstanced 
was  a  court  of  the  highest  (■■rpcctancy  crcr  held  in  yeir  Jersey,  a  Court 
for  trial  of  a  number  of  state  Criminals,  some  for  high  treason:  a  Crime 
so  little  known  in  Xeu-  Jersey,  that  perhaps  the  first  Lawyer  in  it  would 
not  know  how  to  enter  Judgment  under  our  Constitution.  It  would  make 
an  e.ccellent  paragraph  in  Gains  veritable  Mercury,  no  other  printer 
would  venture  to  publish  it.   .    .    . 

"We  have  sat  with  great  patience,  and  hare  now  clo.ied  the  third 
week,  had  it  not  been  for  the  negligence,  or  rillany  of  a  rascally  Gaoler, 
in  suffering  John  Eddy,  the  0)tly  person  Indicted  for  high  treason  to  escape 
yesterday  morning,  I  flatter  myself  we  should  have  acquitted  ourselves 
ivith  tolerable  success,  and  I  hope  have  given  satisfaction  to  the  good 
people.  .   .   . 

"The  little  time  the  members  of  the  Court  had  for  considering  the 
Commission  after  my  arriral  hurried  us  into  a  matter,  which  on  further 
consideration  I  confess  I  am  not  satisfied  with. — /  mean  the  short  time 
between  the  tests  and  return  for  the  precipe  for  the  grand  Jury.   ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

633.  MoERis  (Robert — Signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence).     A.Ii.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Market  Street,  Saturday  20th  Octr.  1787."  To  "The 
Honble  Thos.  Barclay^  Esqr.''  With  transcript,  biographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

".  .  .  Let  me  beg  of  you  to  dispense  with  ceremony  and  if  Mr  John 
Barclay  &  you  are  disengaged,  that  you  will  partake  of  a  Family  dinner 
with  a  few  old  acquaintances  toinorrow   ..." 

634.  Morse  (Samuel  F.  B. — Founder  of  the  American  system  of  the  electro- 

magnetic telegraph).  L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Florence  Villa,  Shanklin, 
Isle  of  Wight,  July  31st,  1867."  To  "Thomas  F.  Harrison,  Esq., 
689  Second  Avenue,  New  York."  (Secy.  Asiatic  Society).  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  In  regard  to  the  condition  of  our  Asiatic  Society  affairs.  I  hare 
very  little  of  interest  to  communicate,  for  my  last  communication  to  the 
Marquis  de  Mouslicr  has  not  been  ansircrcd.  so  tliaf  I  am  estopped  from 
further  intercourse  in  that  direction.  I  think  you  are  not  sufpcieutly 
conscious  of  the  onlmrrassed  position  in  which  I  a)n  placed  in  conse- 
quence of  the  unfortunate  retirement  of  Dr.  Forseyth  through  illness  from 
all  communication  with  us.  .  .  .  I  have  been  daily  expecting  the  arrival 
of  the  Congressional   Committee  irhich   it   was   hinted   to   me  from  New 

York  was  to  come  to  Paris 1//   im/uiriis  howcrer.   made  at   the 

Legation  and  elsewhere  fail  to  gire  nic  any  inforntatio)i  in  regard  to  the 
arrival  of  this  Coju/ressional  Commission.  .  .  .  In  the  absence  of  all 
documents  crcept  Hic  Memorial  and  our  last  letter  to  the  M<irquis  de 
Mouslicr  and  icith  no  one  of  the  Society  with  me.  posted  up  i)i  the  details 
trhich  are  embodied  in  those  documents,  tchat  could  I  do  eren  if  I  went 
to  Russia?  .  .  .  I  feel  that  the  interest  of  our  Asiatic  Society  cannot  be 
forwarded  by  anything  I  can  do.  .  .  .  The  Society  should  choose  a 
younger,  less  tnirdened.  <ind  more  competent  person  to  tte  at  its  head.  .   .   ." 


7K^   /??^^>^^.,.„^^^ ^    '^^v-tj^  x^il- ,r-^v-»^   A*,^  /^^   <J»^   x^^  ,-«-^<^ -/>-,  •^> 

f'^^  ^.^  ^  ^  ^.^^«^2ti>^vr^  *.^  ;<  *,:?>  ^.^^  ^z;."!^ ,^L<  ^...        .^i 

KOBKKT  MOllKIS   -SKJNKR  (»F  TIIK   I  (ECI.AKATK  tN   nK   INI  >E1'EXI  >ENX'E 

Aiit<i;:riMih   Letter.  SiRiied.     1777 

[No.  (5^2] 


Third  Session,  Saturdaij  Afternoon,  March   ISth 

635.  Morse  (Samuel  F.  B. — Founder  of  the  American  system  of  the  electro- 
magnetic telegraph).  A.L.S.,  2pif.  8vo,  "5  West  22d.  St.,  June  9, 
1871."  To  "Edward  Anthony,  Esqr.''-  With  transcript,  biograph- 
ical note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  I  H'oiild  ((in  on  ifour  recftllcctioiis  to  rcmcmhcr  the  time,  irhcn 
ire  irrrc  roommates  in  Washitigton  on  the  memoiahlc  ereniny  that 
iiiil:iioirn  to  me  at  the  time  the  Mil  for  making  trial  of  the  Telegraph  was 
slijnid,  and  the.  morning  ineident  of  Miss  Annie  Ellsivorth's  announce- 
ment to  me  of  the  important  fact.  ..." 

63G.  Morton  (Levi  P.— Vice-President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  3pp. 
8vo,  "P.  0.  &  E.  R.  Station,  Saranac  Inn.  Eagle  Island,  Upper 
Saranac  Lake,  N  Y.  Aug  29,  1903."  To  "Arthur  I.  Abernethy, 
Esq."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"...  The  irork  j/oti  are  disposed  to  undcrtdkc  iroiild.  as  ifoit  suppose, 
take  a  long  time,  to  make  the  neeessarii  researches  a)id  involve  a  large  cjc- 
penditure.  hut  I  trill  have  ijoiir  suggestions  in  mind." 

037.  Morton  (Levi  P. — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  3pp. 
8vo,  "To  Gen.  G.  W^ilson,  Xov.  9."  With  transcript,  biographical 
note,  and  portrait. 

638.  ]\IoRTOX   (Levi  P. — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

12mo,  "Morton,  Bliss  &  Co.,  28  Nassau  Street,  New  York,  Dec, 
30."  To  "G.  A.  Townsend  Esq  Personal."  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait.     A  personal  letter  of  thanks. 

639.  Morton    (Oliver   P. — United    States    Senator   from    Indiana,    elected, 

1867).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "ludiaiiapolis,  April  30th,  1877."  "To 
the  President."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Major  Mantling  of  this  city  is  an  opplicant  for  Marshall  of  Utah.  He 
is  a  gentleman  of  character  and  qualifications  and  his  appointment  nould 
he  an  e.i-cellent  one.   ..." 

610.  Motley  (John  Lothrop — American  historical  writer).  A.L.S.,  4pp. 
8vo,  "Pome,  7  November  /58."  To  "Mr.  Moran."  With  tran- 
script, biographical  note,  and  portrait.  Relative  to  the  forwarding 
of  his  mail.     A  long  letter  giving  full  instructions. 

641.  Motley  (John  Lothrop — American  historical  writer).  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
8vo,  "Legation  of  the  U.  S.  America,  April  25,  1862."  To  "Hon. 
P.  II.  Morse,  U  S  Consul."    With  transcript,  and  proof  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  infer  from  what  you  say.  that  our  opinions  would  not  very 
much  differ  on  the  subject.  I  confess  it  would  have  pleased  me  better, 
if  the  t  'Stafe.'<  had  been  enfircli/  iinvcprescnied  in  the  Inlcrnafional  K-vhi- 
hition.  The  present  eivcNmsfanees  of  our  eoiintrii.  all  irlio.se  t  ncrgies  are 
engaged  in  a  gigantic  war.  )mtke  if  impossible  for  us  to  do  ourselves 
justice,  at  this  moinenf..  in  the  tnanifcslation  of  .American  genius  for  the 
arts  of  peace. — Moreorer.  the  jnaicvolence  with  which  a  large  portion  of 
the  English  public  regards  our  nation,  in  this  its  great  struggle,  does  not 
make  any  participation  on  our  jxirt  in  the  I ntcniational  e.rhibition.  seem 
to  me  particularly  desiraltie.  ..." 


VlpwA'      (jcx_^/\_    L^vt^    Ui^     U<L.tu^r      (^<^^a.U^ 


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HORATIO   VISCOUNT  NELSON— BRITISH   ADMIRAl 

Autograph  Letter,  Signe<L     1^04 

[No.  64ti] 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

642.  :Mulock  (Dixah  Maria — popular  English  authoress).  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
12mo,  "Lynover  Cottage,  Kilburn,  Aug.  11  -  57."  To  an  unknown 
party. 

''May  I  come  to  you  to  assist  me  in  a  matter  vhere  I  can't  help  myself. 

"/  leant  to  get  a  presentation  to  Bancroft's  School  for  a  l)oy,  son  of 
very  intelligent  &  respectable  parents,  irho  arc  in  much  difficulty  & 
distress.  ..." 

G43.  MuRFEEE  (Maey  N. — "Charles  Egbert  Craddock" — American  authoress). 
A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "St.  Louis,  Missouri,  Sept.  28,  1882.''  To  "Messrs 
James  R.  Osgood  &  Co.  Boston"  With  biographical  note,  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

"7  desire  to  submit  to  you  ivith  a  view  to  publication  a  novel  which 
attempts  some  delineation  of  life  in  Middle  Tennessee  since  the  war  and 
is  entitled  'Where  the  Battle  was  fought:  I  forward  the  Ms.  by  express 
today. 

"I  have  during  the  past  few  years  contributed  under  the  pen-name 
'Charles  Egbert  Craddock'  a  number  of  stories  of  the  mountains  of  Ten- 
nessee to  the  Atlantic  Monthly,  Appleton's  Journal,  and  the  Youth's  Com- 
panion. ..." 

641.  XAroLEON  (Emperor  of  France).  D.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Headquarters,  Cairo. 
3  Pluviose,  year  7  (January  22  1799)."  To  the  Quartermaster 
General  "D'Aure."     With  English  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Relative  to  the  forwarding  of  supplies  for  the  army ;  the  movement  of 
General  Kleber's  Second  Battalion  to  Catich,  and  the  provisioning  the 
same. 

645.  Napoleon  (Emperor  of  France).     D.S.,  2pp.  folio,  February  25,  1813. 

American  Ships  Clearance  Papers,  Signed  "X.I."    Fixe  sigxature. 
With  English  transcript,  and  portrait. 

646.  Xelsox  (Horatio,  Viscouxt — eminent  British  Admiral).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "Victory,  Janry.  15th.  1804."     To  "Capt.  Keats."    With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

Fine  specimen,  written  on  the  "Victory,"  and  signed  in  full  "Nelson  and 
Bronte."     The  letter  is  headed  "Private." 

"As  soon  as  the  Niger  is  gone  I  shall  have  you  on  board,  and  your  large 
party  had  better  prepare  to  return  here.  I  approve  entirely  of  your 
leaving  the  Bay  of  Algiers  and  not  farther  soliciting  a  conference.  You 
shall  have  my  public  letter  of  approbation  as  .^oon  as  I  finish  my  Malta 
letters." 

[See  Illustration] 

647.  Xelsox  (Horatio,  Lord — British  Admiral).    A.X\,  Ip.  24mo,  no  date. 

Written  by  Lord  Nelson  with  his  left  hand,  the  note  reads:  "Principal 
officers  and  Commissioners  of  His  Majestys  Navy." 

648.  Xelsox-   (Samuel — Associate  Justice,   United   States   Supreme   Court, 

appointed,  1845).     A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Cooperstown  Dec.  9th  1844. 
Private."     To  "Gov.  Bouch."     With  transcript,  biographical  note, 

[Continued 


Third  Session,  Saturihuf  Afternoon,  M(irch    LUh 

[  Xo.  ()48 — (.'onllnued^i 

and  portrait;  Also,— A.L.S.,  Ij).  8vo,  "City  Hotel."    Tu  "Mr.  Olcott, 
Cashier  of  National  Bank." 

The  tirst  of  the  above  U'ttcrs  is  a  iiolitical  one  relative  to  tlu-  fortune 
of  two  candidates. 

".  .  .  /  think  i/our  fiicmlH  xhoiild  be  utitisfivd  an  it  respcvfs  the  appoint- 
ment of  setiatorif:  uiul  should  endeavor,  in  all  proper  iraiin,  and  means,  to 
seeure  their  election  hti  the  lef/islatitre — /  do  not  apprehend  much,  so  far 
as  D.  is  eonc(  rned — for  I  am  of  opinion  there  will  hi'  a  <jeni  ral  disposition 
to  take  him  up  as  one  of  the  candidates,  those  opposed  aciiuicscimj  from 
necessity  and  makini;  a  rirtue  out  of  their  liberalitj/,  so  as  to  seiure  one 
of  a  different  political  complexion  as  an  associate.  This  sentiment  is 
what  Mr.  F  has  most  to  fear  in  the  canvass — and  unless  there  is  a  firm 
and  decided  majority  of  his  way  of  thinkiny  in  thi  m.vt  hyisluture.  he 
will  he  in  danyer.  ..." 

649.  Xesmith  (James  Willis — United  States  Senator  from  Oregon). 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Washington  D.  C.  .March  11th  1861."'  With 
transcript. 

".  .  .  While  I  do  not  claim  to  he  'eminoit',  yet  you  are  weleojne  to  my 
autograph  such  as  it  is." 

fiSO.  Xewmax  (Johx  Hexky,  Cai!dixal — English).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  12mo, 
''The  Oratory  Bm  Novr  17,  1862.''  To  "The  Very  Eev.  Provost 
F.  C.  Husenbeth."'    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  have  been  reading  with  great  interest  your  Life  of  Dr  ililner.  .  .  . 
It  is  a  great  work  done,  and  I  congratulate  you  on  it.  All  Catholics,  I 
am  sure,  must  thank  you  for  it,  and  you  have  associated  your  own  name 
in  the  happiest  way  with  a  name  which  will  never  die.  ..." 

651.  O'Coxxell  (Daniel — Irish  orator  and  political  agitator).  A.L.S.,  Ip. 
12mo,  "16  :\Ianehcstor  Buildings  1st  .March  1831."  To  "Terence 
Bentham  Esq."    AVith  transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  Xow  I  hope  that  you  will  live  to  see  the  compleat  triumph  of  your 
principles  and  a  code  supersede  judge  made  law.  ..." 

6o2.  O'CoxoR  (Charles — American  Jurist,  and  District  Attorney  for  Xew 
York).  A.L.8.,  2pp.  4to,  "New  York  March  15  1844."  To  "John 
Binns  Esq  and  his  associates  Coinmittec  on  behalf  of  the  Friends 
of  Ireland  in  Phila."     With  transcript. 

"...  The  ardent  zeal  and  untiring  activity  of  the  Philadelphia  Ne- 
pi(il(rs  have  long  commanded  our  admiration.  A  meeting  with  them, 
either  at  the  council  hoard  or  the  festive  table,  to  concert  measures  for 
Ireland's  emancipation,  or  to  commemorate  Ireland's  ancient  glory — the 
rator  of  her  sons  or  the  rirtue  of  her  priesthood — would  at  any  time  afford 
us  gnat  pleasure.   ..." 

653.  Olxey  (Richard — Secretary  of  State  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  ip. 
12mo,  To  "^Ir.  Benton."    With  transcript. 

"/  return  'Long  John  Wentworth'-t'  rrmiiusct  nc(s — which  I  have  run 
orer  with  great  interest  &  pleasure.  ..." 


Third  Session,  Saturdaij  Aftenioon,  March  loth 

654.  Otis  (Harkisox  Gray — American  statesman  and  orator).    A.L.8.,  3pp. 

4to,  "Boston,  Sept.  26,  1791."  To  "John  Templeman.''  With 
transcript. 

'•^Yhcn  you  receive  my  last  two  letters  an4  reflect  upon  your  own  prompt 
attention  to  my  concerns  you  will  naturally  be  as  much  at  a  loss  on 
account  of  the  paper  sent  me,  as  I  was  before  I  receiv'd  it — The  whole 
difjficidtii  arose  from  Mr  Eustis  being  detained  on  the  road  &  having 
quitted  the  Stage.  ..." 

655.  Otis  (Harrison-  Gray — American  statesman  and  orator).    A.L.S.,  3pp. 

4to,  "Boston,  October  12,  1813."  To  "Tho.  0.  Selfridge."  With 
transcript. 

"A  feir  !/<ar.s  since  a  person  named  James  Mtireaii  died  in  Calcutta, 
leaving  a  ralnahle  personal  eslate  in  Ihis  Connlrii.  anil  although  he  made 
a  ivill,  pel  Ihe  residue  of  his  eslah  after  certain  leijaeies  arc  paid,  being 
undevised,  a  suit  has  been  instituled  Jiii  eerlain  persons  citizens  of  New- 
port claiming  to  he  his  heirs  al  hnr.  af/aijist  lite  administrator  with  the 
a-ill  anne.rcd  irho  is  John  Richards  of  this  totrn,  .    .    ." 

656.  Otis   (James — celebrated  American  orator  and  Bevolutionary  patriot). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Dartmouth,  May  16th,  1780."  To  "Samuel 
Emery."     With  transcript,  biographical  account,  and  2  portraits. 

"...  please  to  add  2  doz  Crooked  Combs — the  Stockings  procure  if 
possible,  this  I  send  pr.  Post,  that  you  need  not  be  hurried  when  the  Cart 
arrives.  ..." 

657.  Otis   (Jajies — celel)ratcd  American  orator  and  Revolutionarv  patriot). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Boston,  Novr  28th.  1768."  To  "Mr.  Francis 
Rybot,  merchant  London."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 

"/  am  to  inform  you  that  I  have  at  last  brot  your  affairs  with  Messieurs 
the  Davis's  to  a  Close.  The  obstructions  and  Continuancies  of  those 
affairs  hare  been  on  iny  part  una roidable.  The  action  was  Continued  tivo 
or  three  Ti  rms  at  tJieir  motion  to  get  eridenee  from  Lir(  rpoiil  how  much 
&  in  ifltat  inanner  thei/  had  paid  i/ou  tiut  after  alt  tin  ij  produced  no  more 
than  appeared  ttg  pour  letters  &,  (n-counfs  transniitted  )ne.  The  Referees 
have  aicarded  yon  to  pap  Costs  on  pe  suit  on  iic  Jinnd.  On  ye  other  suit 
they  hare  Airarded  pern  One  hundred  &  on<'  pounds  three  shillings  &  six- 
pence of  our  lawful  money  and.  Costs  for  the  Defendants.  .   .   ." 

658.  Palfrey  (John  G. — American  author).    A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Cambridge, 

1854,  March  23."  To  "C.  E.  Norton,  Esq."  With  transcript,  and 
portrait. 

"My  present  impression  is  that,  considering  my  peculiar  situation,  I 
shall  sooner  lose  the  chance  of  benefit  from  an  application  to  the  Legis- 
lature than  hazard  the  unpleasantness  of  having  my  name  brought 
before  it.   ..." 

659  Palgrave  (Francis  T. — English  historian  and  critic).    A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo, 
"Lupset  Hall  Wakefield  11  Nov.  67."    To  "Rossetti." 

"As  to  the  scope  of  your  book :  I  only  spoke  of  'English  art  criticized' 
&c  because  such  remarks  were  in  my  head,  not  because  those  on  foreign 
art  should  not  equally  be  included.  .   .   . 

[Continued 


Third  Session.  Sahirdd//  Afternoon,  March   13ih 

[No.    ().■)«) Conlililird  I 

•7  fiiiiiii  lliizlill  iras  III  .it  hi  iiiilhiiin  as  a  iminlir  :  iiniliiihlti  i/iiih  on  a 
l(  rvl  irith  Shic  &  \iirthcot<  :  Hut  Xnrthcotr  rtrnnis  u  tiumbrr  of  .shrrwd 
.sdi/iiij/s.  .  .  .  From  the  sort  of  pntrtUr  I  j/ot  in  nnihhu/  the  (loldcii  TrtuH- 
unj  I  iras  stritiiinln  iiiii»rvsH(d  iritli  thix: — tlitii  one  should  ncghet  no 
source  irhiitcrcr  irhich  maij  in  iiiiji  iniji  linir  on  oik's  sutijict: — nrrrr 
ddidc  II  iiriori  thitt  sii<  h  &  such  11   hook  is  uot   irorth  loiiLiiH/  nt.   .    .    ." 

G(i(t.  r.\i.(ii;AVi-:  (Kkancis  T. — English  liistoriiiii  and  critic).  A.L.S.,  L'pp.  Svo, 
"15,  Chester  Terrace,  Eegent's  Park.  N.  W.  '^3  Jan.  1890."  With 
transcri])t,  and  pliotosrraph.  I'olatcs  to  a  review  of  the  author's 
"Treasiirv  of  Sacred  Son*:.'" 

<i(il.  Palmekston  (Loiti)  ViscurxT — The  lit.  Iloiil)!.  llenrv  John  Temple). 
A.L.8.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Stanhoije,  So  De.r.  ISll."'  To  "Wm.  Marshall, 
Esq.*'    With  portrait. 

"Alloir  mc  to  return  you  mn  l)cst  Thanks  for  i/oiir  rery  oblifjing  com- 
munication &  for  the  assurance  of  support  irhich  it  contains — /  shall 
certainly  lose  many  rotes  hy  the  Course  irhich  I  hare  taken  upon  the 
Catholic  Question.  ..." 

i]{}2.  I'AnDOE  (JiLiA  ^I. — p]n,i;lish  authoress).  A.L.S..  ;5pp.  Svo,  '•Beiiymead 
Priory,  Acton,  May  the  tliirty-fir.«!t."'  Letter  of  invitation  to  a  dinner 
l)arty.     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

663.  Pai;ker  (Isaac — American  Jurist;  Presidinc;  Justice  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Supreme  Court).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "Penohscot  20th  Octr 
1790.''     To  "Honhk'  Samuel  Ilolten,  Es(iuire."    With  transcript. 

An  exceptio.nai.i.y  kink  letter  relative  tn  Ilic  Miipoiiittneiit  of  Court 
oHiciaLs. 

"The  very  generous  exertions  you  made  to  save  this  County  from  the 
ruin  which  threatened  it,  at  the  late  appointment  of  its  officers,  have 
induced  mc  to  think  you  feel  interested  in  its  irclfare.  .  .  .  I  therefore, 
Sir  take  the  liberty  to  address  you  irith  some  observations  &  a  statement 
of  some  facts,  irhich  could  not.  from  your  distance,  have  suggested  them- 
selves to  your  mind.  .  .  .  Could  you.  N/r  by  a  continuation  of  your 
e.vcrtions  in  our  farour  obtain  for  us  a  balance  of  good  tn<n.  by  filling  up 
the  racancy  in  our  Court  irith  some  decent  character,  the  gratitude  of 
the  people  here  iroiild  be  itroportionate  irith  your  benevolence — /{y  asso- 
ciating irith  Col.  S!nrgcnt,  either  Col.  Jones.  Col.  lireirer,  Mr  Robert 
Parker  or  Mr  John  Peters,  the  lost  reputation  of  this  County  might  be 
retriercd.  ..." 

GGl.  I'ahkku  (Isaac — American  Jurist;  Presiding  Jud-re  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Supreme  Court).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "2d  March."  To  "Revd. 
John  G.  Palfrey."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Oives  a  very  full  account  of  the  life  of  Miss  Sarah  Jenkins. 

"The  person  irhom  I  recommended  to  you  ytsterday  as  a  proper  sub- 
ject of  the  charitable  fund  in  your  hands  is  Miss  Sarah  Jenkins  72  or  73 
years  old,  rery  infirm  in  her  limbs  but  otherwise  not  much  decayed  in 
mind  or  body,  though  incapable  of  any  labour  of  remoring  from  her 
chamber  crcept  once  a  year  on  thanksgiring  day  trhen  she  dines  with  my 
family.  Ituring  the  rerolutionary  ivar  she  lind  in  my  fathers  family  at 
one  of  the  family  ..." 


Third  Session,  Saiurdai)  Afternoon,  Mar  eh   ISth 

665.  Parker   (Theodore — American  scholar  and  theologian).     A.L.S.,   Ip. 

4to,  "West  Eoxbury,  8th  Aug-.,  1850."'  To  "Eev.  Dr.  Sprague.'' 
With  transcript,  biographical  acconut,  and  portrait. 

"/  send  you  in  the  same  enclosure  with  this  letter  a  sermon  for  trhich 
T  have  no  further  use.  It  has  been  printed.  &  soon  as  I  can  find  a  Copy  of 
the  printed  Sermon,  I  ivill  send  that  also.  ..." 

666.  Parker    (Theodore — American  scholar  and  theologian).     A.L.S..   Ip. 

12mo,  "Boston  2d  Oct  1851."  To  "Editor  of  Commonwealth." 
With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"Will  you  please  to  insert  the  folloirinfj  brief  query  &  oblige 
"Call  for  Information 

"Will  some  of  the  Editors  in  Justice  inform  us  of  the  fate  of  Thomas 
Simms — who,  at  the  last  advices  was  still  in  jail  at  Sarannah.  The 
information  might  help  'save  the  Union.'  ..." 

66T.  Parkman  (Fraxcis— American  historical  writer).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo, 
"Boston,  July  9,  1858."  To  ".Mr.  Shea."  With  transcript,  and 
portrait. 

"/  should  be  particularly  gratified  by  a  sight  of  Marie  de  V Incarnation's 
Letters.  August  icill  do  quite  as  well  as  )ioic,  so  don't  hurry  your 
Vrsuline  friend. 

"/  send  you  today  the  Faillon  3Iss.  on  La  Salle,  .   .   . 

"P.  /8.  The  Cavelier  books  have  come — a  most  bountiful  supply.  You 
trill  see  by  one  of  the  Faillon  docs,  that  the  abbe  was  a  discreet  & 
sagacious  person,  resolved  not  to  be  imposed  upon  by  his  brother's 
creditors.  .  .   ." 

668.  Parkman   (Francis — American  historical  writer).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 

"50  Chestnut  St.  Boston,  9  Feb.  1888."  With  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

"/  nnsh  I  knew  tchere  to  find  a  genuine  portrait  of  Pontiac.  I  hare  no 
belief  that  such  an  one  exists 

"/  am  now  engaged  on  the  vol.  of  my  Xen^  France  series  covering  the 
period  betiveen  1700  and  1750.  This,  irith  a  feto  additions  to  earlier 
vols,  will  complete  the  scries,  which  irill  then  form  one  continuous  work." 

669.  Parsons  (Richard  C. — Marshal  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 

States).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  12mo,  Personal  "Cleveland,  Nov.  17tli 
/80."  To  "George  Alfred  Townsend."  With  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

A  MOST  INTERESTING  LETTE21  relative  to  a  rumor  regarding  Garfield  and 
Parsons. 

"As  Doughis  Jerrold  said,  'Some  damned  goodnatured  friend'  called 
my  attention  to  your  letter,  published  last  Monday  in  the  'Enquirer', 
relating  to  Oenl  Garfield  &  myself.  I  tcish  to  say  that  I  think  you  did 
Garfield,  myself  &  yourself  grare  injustice.  I  have  often  told  you.  that 
your  df.sirc  to  put>li.^h  a  good  item  in  the  neivspaper,  would  lead  you  as 
Peg  Woffington  said  of  Cotley  Cibher.  to  serve  up  your  own  father  &  mother 
ivith  bread  &  butter,  for  the  pleasure  of  the  scandal.  But  I  did  not 
expect  you  would  condescend  to  stand  sponsor  for  an  old  and  worn  out 
slander,  that  has  had  its  day  &  spent  its  force.  ..." 


Third  Scsslou,  Safunla//  Afternoon,  March   IJth 

GTO.  PAiisoxs  (TiiKoi'iiiLUS — Chief-Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Massa- 
chusetts; one  of  the  "Essex  Junto"  which  opposed  the  a<loi)tion  of 
the  State  Constitution  in  ITTS).  D.S.,  Ip.  Ito,  "United  States  Loan 
Office,  State  of  Massachusettes,  2d  Septembr,  1791."  To  "Xatlianiel 
Appleton."  With  biojjraphical  note,  and  portrait.  Printed  receipt 
for  -1  Certificates  of  Stock,  from  Xathaniel  Appleton,  Commissioner 
of  Loans. 

GTl.  Paesoxs  (Theophilus — Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Massa- 
chusetts; one  of  the  "Essex  Junto"  which  opposed  tlie  adoption  of 
the  state  Constitution  in  1778).  A.D.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Boston,  Au^'. 
27,  1801."  Signed  twice.  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and 
'portrait. 

•7/  i.v  ni}/  opinion  that  Bonsirc  Johnson  on  his  marriage  irith  the  Miiloir 
White  became  possessed  of  aU  her  personal  estate  as  hi.s  oirn,  that  he  is 
entitled  to  the  diridcnds  arising  on  all  her  stork,  and  may  sell  and  trans- 
fer the  same,  that  all  money  due  her  on  notes  &  mortgage  belongs  to  him. 
&  that  he  may  legally  discharge  the  notes  &  mortgages.  .    .    ."' 

072.  Paktox  (James — American  author).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Xew  York, 
658  Broadway,  Ao.  12  -  1864."  To  "Mrs.  Anne  C.  Botta."  With 
portrait. 

'7  beg  to  enclose  for  your  album  autographs  of  Gen.  Rutter,  Revcrdy 
Johnson  and  Horace  Greeley.  Mrs.  Parton  also  sends  one  of  her  oirn — 
/  have  long  ago  given  airay  every  line  of  Gen.  Jackson  &  Aaron  liiur 
that  I  possessed.  ..." 

n:)).  Partox  (James — American  author).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Xewburvi)ort. 
Mass.  July  6,  1886.''  To  "B.  F.  Underwood,  Esqr.  44  Boylston 
St.  Boston,  Mass." 

".  .  .  The  irork  alluded  to  is  called  'Lires  and  Portraitx  of  l>is- 
tinguishcd  Amcriran.'<'.  {no:  I  am  ivrong.  'Repository  of  the  Livr.'<  and 
Portraits  of  Distinguished  Americans',  .  .  .  It  is  now  seldom  met  irilh. 
and  is  not  mentioned  by  Allihonc  nor  Duyckinrk.  ..." 

()^  I.  Pateiisox  (WiLLiAi[ — Associate  Justice,  U.  S.  Supreme  Court,  appoint- 
ed, 171)3).  A.X.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  To  "George  Simpson,  Esqr.  Cashier  of 
the  Bank  of  the  United  States."  July  7,  1797.  With  transcript, 
biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

•'On  the  thirteenth  day  of  July  instant  pay  to  Mr  Andreir  Bayard  of 
the  city  of  Philadelphia,  or  order,  eight  hundred  and  seventy  five  dollar.'i. 
being  my  last  quarter's  salary  due  to  me  .  .  .  as  one  of  the  Associate  Jus- 
tices of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States.  ..." 

6'io.  Patti  (Adelixa — eminent  vocalist).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "July  loth, 
1882,"    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Once  more  might  I  trouble  you  to  ansircr  this  most  impertinent  letter, 
and  also  beg  you  to  give  him  peper  on  the  insolent  phrase,  in  which  he 
says  'Prom  newspapers  and  Chmuiels  I  hum  you  arc  immcnselj/  rith'. 
These  d...  fools  here,  hare  nut  y<t  hiuinil  tu  let  people  lin  in 
peace.  ..." 


Third  Session,  Saturdaij  Afternoon,  March  13th 

C76.  Peckham  (Rufus  William — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme 
Court,  appointed,  1895).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States,  Washington,  D.  C,  Nov.  28,  1907."  To  "The  Right 
Rev.  William  Croswell  Doane,  Bishop  of  Albany."  With  transcript. 
"/  feel  that  I  must  write  you  and  say  how  much,  and  hotv  truly  I 
sympathize  with  yoti  in  the  sadness  and  sorroio  which  have  come  to 
you  from  the  terrible  Mow  you  have  so  lately  received.  The  loss  of  your 
dear  and  lifelong  companion  cannot  6e  weighed  or  measured,  ..." 

677.  Peel  (Sir  Robert— English  Statesman).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Whitehall 

11  May  1839."  To  "Lord  Lyndhurst."  AVith  transcript,  and  2  por- 
traits. 

"Will  you  have  the  goodness  to  be  at  Lord  Aberdeen's  House  this 
evening  at  ten  o'clock." 

At  the  foot  of  the  letter  in  another  hand  is  written, — 
"This  was  to  form  the  Administration  which  the  Queen  broke  vp  by 
refusing  to  dismiss  her  Ladies  of  the  Bedchamber." 

678.  Pembertox    (Thomas — historian  and  merchant  of  Boston,  Massachu- 

setts). A.L.S.,  Ip.  foHo,  "Boston,  April  28,  1798."  To  "The  Revd. 
Joseph  Willard,  D.  D.  President  of  Harvard  College,  in  Cambridge." 
With   address. 

"Presuming  that  the  foregoing  list  tvould  not  be  unacceptable  to  a 
Oentn.  placed  at  the  head  of  the  School  of  the  Prophets,  I  have  taken 
the  liberty  to  present  it  to  you.  A  more  particular  accot.  such  as  the 
dates  of  the  ordination  of  the  Ministers  of  Boston,  and  the  Churches  of 
which  they  were  Pastors,  may  be  found  in  my  'Description  of  Boston' 
bound  in  the  same  volume  ivith  'An  Historical  Journal  of  the  American 
War'  which  Dr.  Eliot  delivered  the  College  Librarian,  for  a  place  in  the 
Library." 

The  list  referred  to  in  the  above  letter  occupies  the  first  two  pages 
of  the  sheet  on  which  the  letter  is  written.  This  list  is  a  very  important 
one,  as  it  contains  the  names  of  "The  Ministers  of  Boston,  Capital  of 
Massachusetts,  who  deceased  since  its  settlement  to  the  present  period, 
April,  1798."  These  names  are  listed  in  chronological  order,  under  the 
various  Congregations,  and  besides  the  names  the  time  of  decease  and 
age  of  the  party  is  given. 

679.  Pendleton   (George  H. — ^United  States  Senator  from  Ohio).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "Cincinnati  5  Oct.  1862."  With  portrait,  and  genealogical 
note  of  Pendleton  family,  4pp.  folio,  in  the  autograph  of,  and  signed 
by  G.  H.  Pendleton. 

680.  Pendleton  (George  H. — United  States  Senator  from  Ohio).    A.L.S., 

4pp.  8vo,  "Newport,  R.  I.  August  26.  1876."  To  "Hon.  R.  E. 
Monaghan,  West  Chester,  Pa."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  was  prevented  attending  the  St  Louis  Convention  by  an  ill- 
ness, more  severe  than  I  have  had  for  very  many  years;  .  .  .  Matters 
political  are  very  quiet  in  Ohio.  If  it  were  not  for  Congressional  and 
County  elections,  there  would  be  scarcely  a  ripple  on  the  surface.  Both 
parties  are  making  except ionalh/  good  )iominations  and  the  struggle  tvill 
doubtless  wax  very  warm.  ..." 


Third  Session,  Saturdaij  Afternoon,  March  l-lih 

(iSl.  PiiiLLJi-s  (Wknuki.l — AiiuTicaii  onitoi).  A.I..S..  Ip.  8vo,  "^Ich  25 
'.■)7.'"  With  bio<,a-aplii(.al  note,  and  jmrtrait.  Ke;,fardinfr  a  letter 
that  had  been  received  without  signature. 

682.  PicKEiaNG  (Timothy — Secretary  of  State  in  1795).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 
"Salem  August  15.  1821."  To  "The  Keverend  D.  M.  Worcester." 
With  transcript.,  hioiiraphical  not^'.,  and  portrait. 

"■Kntertaluiiuj  an  ait  in  In  lief  in  i/oiir  piety,  and  <Uvii  rriipcct  for  cvcry- 
thinp  rclif/ioiixl!)  sacred  .  .  .  you  irill  rcciirc  in  yood  part,  &  a8  a 
Vhri.'<ti(in  Friend,  the  notice  I  take  of  two  cryrexnionx  in  the  flrnt  article, 
in  nnnitjcr  25  of  The  Friend  of  Peace.  The  first  j«  the  title  of  that 
article — 'Jehorah  the  Friend  of  Peace':  the  other,  that  God  '/.«*  the 
Supreme  President  of  all  Peac(  Societies.' — The  fuct  of  Icrity  oM 
familiarity,  in  regard  to  lanyuaye.  ix  not  a  subject  for  discussion  or 
reasoniny.  ttut  of  sentinnut  :  as  such   I  presoit  it  to  your  vieic.  .    .    ." 

H83.  ricKKiJiNG  (Timothy — Sccictarv  of  State  of  the  United  States,  Senator 
I'rom  Massachusetts).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  4to,  "Newhurgh  Octr.  13,  1793;" 
Also,— A.L.S.,  Ip.  Ito,  "Newhurgh  Octr.  12.  1783."  To  '"The  Con- 
tractors for  New  Jersey  and  New- York,"  asking  for  rations  for  Henry 
]^Iiller,  late  Corporal,  Gth  Massachusetts  Eegiment,  who  is  sick,  and 
needs  assistance.    With  transcripts,  biographical  sketch,  and  portrait. 

After  stating  tliat  "/  ircnt  to  the  point  on  Saturday  to  fix  with  you 
the  mode  of  procuriny  the  additional  ,">00  cords  of  n-ood  :  hut  you  were 
absent."  the  writer  {iocs  iiitu  derail  rc^'anliiitx  tlif  tools  to  be  employed, 
etc.,  and  ends  with 

"...  .  Last  evening  I  received  a  letter  from  the  commander  in  chief, 
informing  me  that  congress  were  averse  to  the  discharge  of  the  troops 
while  the  liritish  remained  in  Xeir-Yorh-;  and  therefore  that  it  would  be 
proper  to  provide  for  L'.'iOO  or  "iOdO  men;  or  at  least  to  put  matters  in 
train.  ..." 

684.  Pickering  (Ti.niothy — Secretary  of  State  of  the  United  States;  Sena- 

tor from  ^lassachu.setts).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  i'olio,  "City  of  AVashington, 
Deer.  6,  1805."  To  "The  Honl)le  Dwight  Foster,  Esq.,  Brookfield, 
Ma.ssachusetts :"  Also,— A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Salem.  Jauy.  17,  1829." 
To  "Samuel  Lathrop,  Esqr."  referring  to  packet  and  letter  t-o  be 
forwarded  to  Mr.  Lathrop's  son-in-law.  Rev.  Wm.  Sprague.  With 
transcripts,  and  portrait. 
One  of  the  letters  refers  to  the  President's  niessnire  as  follows, — 
"Some  of  the  Democrats  find  fault  with  the  Message,  as  being  in  the 
Style  of  ivhat  they  used  to  call  a  'Federal  War-whoop.'  Theri  is  indeed 
the  appearance  of  a  war-spirit:  yet  (i.vcept  with  respect  to  repelling  any 
direct  hostilities  of  Spain  in  our  X(  ir  World)  a  latitude  is  given  for  other 
ihan  warlike  measuns:  u'c  tnay  'try  which  can  do  the  other  most  harm: 
and  this  may  be  not  only  by  sirords  &  guns,  but  by  non-importation  &. 
other  similar  projects'." 

685.  PiEiiCE    (Franklin— 14th    President   of   the    United   St^itcs).      A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo.     Xo  place,  "Oct.  8,  1855."    To  "lion  Henry  .May,  Balti- 
more  ^Id."     With   addressed  envelope,    franked    by    Pierce.     With 
transcript,  biography,  and  portrait. 
•'/  have  just  signed  Mr  Cohen's  Commission  as  Lieut,  of  Marines.  .   .   ." 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March   13th 

686.  PiEECE    (Feaxklix — 14th  President  of  the  United   States).     A.L.S., 

3pp.  4to,  "Washington  Deer.  13,  1839."  To  "Asa  Fowler  Esq.,  Con- 
cord, ]^.  H."  Franked  with  Pierce's  signature.  With  transcript, 
biographical  note,  newspaper  clippings,  and  portrait. 

Relative  to  papers  in  General  Boyd's  handwriting  in  connection  with 
the  writs  of  the  "Mechaniks  Bank  vs.  White."  With  the  following  inter- 
esting notice  of  his  visit  to  the  House  of  Representatives. 

"/  thought  day  hefore  yesterday,  that  the  House  n-ould  have  organised 
before  this  but  I  believe  some  of  our  State  right  friends  find  a  stumbling 
block  in  that  great  seal  of  the  State  and  are  very  mueh  troubled  with 
their  notiotis  of  State  Sovereignty  &c  It  is  difflcult  to  say  ichat  u:ill  be 
the  results  of  the  whole  matter — There  is  great  disorder  &  confusion  in 
the  House  errrii  day — The  Chairman  from  his  total  iraiit  of  (/ualifica- 
tions  for  the  situation  has  faUcii  into  general  contempt — /  ir((s  in  the 
Hall  a  little  while  this  morning  and  it  iras  a  perfect  Babel — The  Chair- 
man did  not  even  call  to  order — cries  of  Mr.  Chairman — order — order — 
/  ehiim  the  floor — go  on  order — go  ahead — /  call  the  Gentleman  to  order — 
The  Gentleman  is  himself  out  of  order— Sit  down — /  rise  to  a  question  of 
order  and  the  like  were  ringing  from  every  quarter  of  the  Hall,  in  the 
midst  of  all  this  and  much  loud  laughter,  the  old  man  stood  with  his 
hands  folded  and  smiled  with  apparent  complacency  upon  the  scene  of 
disorder  which  it  was  his  duty  to  curb  ..." 

687.  Pierce    (Feaxklix— 11th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.N.S., 

Ip.  Ito,  "To  the  Senate  of  the  United  States.  "Washington,  July  T. 
1856."  With  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  Transmits  report  of 
Secretary  of  War. 

688.  PiEECE    (Feaxklix — 14th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

5pp.  "8vo,  "Clarendon  Hotel,  Jany  6,  1860."  To  "Hon.  JefE  Davis, 
Washington,  D.  C."  With  lithograpliical  facsimile  of  the  same; 
Also, — A.L.S.,  ]p.  4to,  "Camp  15th  111  Inft.  IS^atchez,  Miss,  Aug. 
29th,  1863,"  by  Capt.  Wm.  H.  Gibbs,  Co.  H.  15th  111.,  2d.  Brig. 
4th  Divis,  Army  of  Tennessee,  to  the  Editor  of  the  "Independent 
Democrat,"  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  relative  to  the  finding  of  the 
above  letter  and  enclosing  a  copij  of  the  same  (2pp.  4to)  ;  Also, — 
A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  l)y  F.  R.  Palmer,  "Centerville,  X.  Y.,  Dec.  24th, 
1863,"  to  the  "Ed.  Ind.  Democrat,"  forwarding  the  original  Pierce 
letter.  With  portraits  of  Pierce  and  Davis.  Each  leaf  neatly  hinged 
in  one  folder.  Each  leaf  of  the  original  Pierce  letter  bas  been 
neatly  protected  by  transparent  gauze  and  inlaid. 

An  exceedingly  rare  and  important  political  letter,  in  which  Pierce 
looks  on  .Jefferson  Davis  as  the  "Coming  Man."  The  lithograph  accom- 
panying the  same,  is  one  of  a  number  reproduced  for  election  use  in  three 
states.  After  Captain  Gibbs  had  transmitted  his  copy  of  the  Pierce  letter 
to  "The  Independent  Democrat,"  it  was  thought  advisalde  to  procure  the 
original.  Captain  Gibbs  having  however  in  the  meantime  sent  the  same 
to  his  friend  F.  R.  Palmer,  the  latter  on  receipt  of  a  letter  from  Captain 
Gibbs  forwarded  the  original  Pierce  letter  to  the  Editor  of  the  "Inde- 
pendent Democrat." 

The  following  extracts  are  taken  from  Pierce's  letter  to  Davis. — 

".    .    .    /   have  just  had  a  pleasant   intervieir   with    Mr.   Sheply,  whose 

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FltANKI.tN  I'IKIiCK-I'Ur.Sll.KNT  ol'  Till:   rNlTHll  STATKS 

Aiititiiiai'li  Letter.  Si}riH'<i.     l^filt 

[No.  (i.S.S) 


Third  Session,  Saturdaii  Afternoon,  Mareli  13th 

[Xo.  (S^^—Coniiniu'd] 

couidf/c  (111(1  jidclitij  arc  equal  to  hin  haniiny  and  talents.  He  saya  he 
irould  rather  fight  the  hattle  with  you  as  the  standard  hearer  in  18(30 
than  under  the  auspices  of  any  other  leader.  The  feeling  and  judgment 
of  Mr.  S.  in  this  relation  is  I  am  confident  rapidly  gaining  ground  in 
Xen-  England.  Our  people  are  looliing  for  'the  voniiny  Man.'  .  .  .  Let 
me  suggest  that  in  the  running  deliates  of  Congress,  full  Justice  seems  to 
me  not  to  hare  been  done  to  the  Democracy  of  the  Xorth.  I  do  not  be- 
lieve that  our  friends  of  the  south  hare  any  just  idea  of  the  state  of 
feeling  hurrying  at  this  moment  to  the  pitch  of  intense  exasperation 
between  those  who  respect  their  political  ohligations,  and  those  ivho  have 
apparently  no  impelling  power  but  that  which  fanatical  passion  on  the 
subject  of  domestic  .'slavery  imparts.  I  have  never  believed  that  actual 
disruption  of  the  Union  can  occur  icithout  blood,  and  if  through  the  mad- 
ness of  Northern  Abolitionists  that  dire  calamity  must  come,  the  fighting 
will  not  be  along  Mason  &  Dixon's  line  merely.  It  will  be  withiii  our 
otrn  borders  in  our  own  streets  hetwren  the  two  classes  of  citizens  to 
irhoni  I  have  referred.  ..." 

Captain  Gibbs  in  liis  letter  writes  rebitive  to  tiiiding  of  the  original 
Pierce  letter  in  Davis's  librarj-, — 

*'/  was  fortunate  enough  to  secure  one  as  late  as  Jan.  1860  written  by 
Mr.  Pierce  to  Davis,  a  verbatim  copy  of  which  I  take  the  liberty  of 
sending  you.  .  .  .  I  have  no  other  object  than  an  earnest  desire  to  show 
up  the  doings,  the  feelings,  and  the  sympathies  of  prominent  men  at  the 
Xorth  whom  I  fear  arc  not  as  loyal  as  thry  might  be.   ..." 

Mr  Palmer  in  bis  letter  forwarding  tlie  original  Pierce  letter  writes. — 

"Received  a  letter  yeasterday  from  Wm.  H.  Gibbs  .  .  .requesting  me 
to  send  the  enclosed  letter  of  Frank  Pierce  to  Jeff.  Davis,  to  you.  .  .  . 
Pierce  from  his  stand  point  concluded  that  the  spirit  of  76  had  departed, 
anil  tliat  Ihi  (h  sccndants  of  our  rvvolulionary  forefathers  loould  bow  in 
mcak  suhmis.siou  to  any  edict  sent  forth  by  'tlir  coming  man.'  .  .  .  His 
friends  {Pierce's}  in  this  region  would  very  much  like  to  know  of  his 
whereabouts.  ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

G89.  Pierce  (Fraxklix— 14tli  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  3pp. 
8vo,  "Andover,  Mass.  Deer.  27,  1860."  To  "Rev.  Dr.  W.  B.  Sprague, 
Albany,  N.  Y."  With  transcript,  portrait,  and  notice  of  Electors  on 
the  Democratic  ticket, — "Pierce  and  Kiiig." 

"...  To  have  complied  with  your  request,  by  writing  a  Sketch  of  my 
early  friend,  class-mate  and  room-mate  in  College, — the  late  Rev.  Zenas 
Caldwell  tcotild  have  been  a  welcome  task — a  true  labor  of  love,  but,  as 
yuor  volume  was  passi)ig  through  the  press,  it  iras  too  late,  before  I  could 
find  a  day  to  devote  to  it.  ..." 

690.  PiEiiCE  (Franklin-— 1 1th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
8vo,  "Concord,  N.  PI.  July  14,  1862."'  To  "Brantz  Mayer  Esq  Bal- 
timore Mfl."     With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Written  on  the  receipt  of  Mayer's  "Address  of  the  United  States  Central 
Committee  of  Maryland." 

"...  Your  positions  are  not  likely  to  be  controverted,  but  n-ill  your 
suggestions  at  this  time  command  an  unrestrained,  candid  and  dispassion- 
ate consideration?  Will  the  agitators  be  iceaker,  because  with  them,  as 
you  say,  'Everything  is  indefinite  as  to  means,  system  and  results'?  ..." 


Third  Session.  Saturddii  Aflcnioou .  March    /.IfJt 

(W)\.  TiEKCE  (Franklin— Utli  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
]p.  8vo,  'Triday  Mar  T."    To  "Hon.  J.  Davis,  Secy,  of  War." 

"WiU  //oM  Kind  me  tin  rccuniiiK  lultilidus  nn  file  for  Cnitt  /.orr(?)  of 
California." 

I*]iHlt>rso(l  oil  back, — Grii.  Ihiris,  fiery  of  \\  ar. 

1)91.  PiNCKXEY  (TiiOMA.-^ — Govcmor  of  South  Carolina;  Aide-de-Camp  to 
Gonoral  Gates).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Charleston,  30th  March,  1815.'' 
To  "Ilis  Excellency  Governor  Early."  With  transcript,  hiographical 
account,  and  portrait. 

"In  ansjccr  to  the  iiujniri/  contained  in  your  Excellency's  Letter  of  the 
20th  of  this  Month.  I  have  to  inform  you.  that  orders  were  given  some 
u-eeks  ago  to  relieve  hy  Regulars  the  Militia  irho  are  in  Garrison  in  the 
Creek  Xation:  and  hy  a  Letter  lately  receirrd  from  Major  Cook  of  the 
8th  Infantry  at  Fort  Ifairkins,  I  have  no  doubt  the  order  ere  now  has  been 
creeuted." 

692.  PoBEDONosTREFF  (CoxsTANTiNE  Petrovich — eminent  Russian  States- 
man, and  Procurator  of  the  Holy  Synod).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  Svo,  "Pet- 
ersl)ourij,  le  Ui  jnillet,  1892.''  To  "Frere  Augustin  de  Angelis." 
With  French  and  English  transcripts. 

Fine  i.kttkr  in  French  relative  to  the  Bishop  of  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia.    English  tiaiislatiou  iu  i)art  as  follows. — 

"It  is  a  long  time  now  since  I  received  your  letter  and  up  to  the  present 
it  has  been  nnanswered.  The  same  is  the  case  with  brother  Villate.  The 
reason  is  that  the  state  of  church  affairs  in  America  was  completely  un- 
known to  ns  and  we  had'  no  sure  organ  of  communication.  Wladimir,  our 
Bishop  of  San  Francisco,  was  unforutnately  implicated  in  disagreeable 
matters  on  account  of  the  scandals  that  have  been  stirred  up  against  him. 
Our  consul  at  f^an  Fra)iris(o  being  absent,  his  successor  not  bring  named — 
this  organ  was  wanting  fl/.so.  The  rerocation  of  Bishop  Wladimir  leas 
decided  on  long  ago  at  the  Holy  Synod,  but  the  affair  dragged  along 
because  of  the  difficulty  of  finding  some  one  to  take  his  place — and  the 
mcmbirs  of  our  cUrgy  aciiuaintcd  with  the  language  and  customs  of  the 
American  country  are  rarely  to  be  found.    .    .    ." 

69.3.  Poland  (Luke  P.— United  States  Senator).  Two  A.L.'sS.,  each  Ip. 
4to  and  8vo,  "Feby.  17,  1874,"  and  "Jan.  12,  1881."  With  tran- 
scripts, biographical  account,  and  portrait.  Regarding  Clinton  Rice 
of  Washington  and  Joel  C.  Baker  of  Rutland,  Vermont. 

G94.  Polk  (James  K.— 11th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L  S.,  2pp. 
4to,  "Washington  City,  Oct.  6th  1837."  To  "Messrs  Stanton  & 
Stokes,  Baltimore,  Md."  With  address  franked  with  Polk's  signa- 
ture and  having  a  fine  impression  of  his  M'ax  seal.  Accompanied  by 
2  portraits,  a  transcript  of  the  letter,  and  a  note  of  Polk. 

"Stanton  &  Stokes"  were  mail  contractors.  The  letter  i.s  a  request  for 
"rt  Coach,  from  Fredcricktown  Md.  to  \Vhveling,  to  leave  the  former 
place,  on  the  arrival  of  the  Cavs  from  Baltimore  on  the  11th  instant. 
My  company  will  take  and  pay  for  the  whole  coach  ;  and  as  a  part  of 
our  number  will  consist  of  ladies,  one  object  we  have  in  view  in  charter- 
ing the  whole  coach  is  to  avoid  being  too  much  crowded." 


Third  Sessioii,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  ISth 

695.  PoETER    (David  Dudley — American   Admiral).     A.L.S.,   Ip.   8vo,   To 

"Archibald  Campbell."  With  transcript,  biographical  account,  and 
portrait. 

'^^Yoiir  note  and  the  enclosure  came  icKilc  I  was  at  Annapolis,  and  ever 
since  I  came  back  I  have  been  sick  and,  unable  to  answer  it,  and  I 
herewith  enclose  a  receipt  for  the  amount. — /  am  in  hopes  soon  to  get 
you  a  more  pleasant  neighbor,  your  pumpkin  friend  next  door  intends 
moving  out  ..." 

696.  PoETER  (FiTz-JoHN — Major-General  in  Civil  AVar).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to, 

"119  Liberty  8t.  New  York,  Jany  30th  1880."  To  "Col.  Nicholson ;" 
Also, — autograph  telegram,  "March  1,  1880."  With  transcript,  and 
portrait.    As  one  lot. 

".  .  .  That  slip  I  presume  came  from  the  National  Republican  of 
Washington,  which  ivould  not  if  it  could  tell  the  truth  in  my  case.  The 
idea  of  that  paper  is  to  make  my  case  a  partisan  one,  &  to  try  to  con- 
vince the  country  that  my  friends  &  /  are  trying  to  do  so.  It  is  the 
reverse.  One  member  of  that  Court  now  in  the  House  Irishes  to  make 
the  case  partisan,  and  has  used  McCook  for  the  purpose.  He  pretends 
the  Court  is  attacked,  when  he  knows  to  the  contrary — on  the  contrary 
exculpated  it.  .  .  .  Well  some  few  Republicans  will  fight  the  bill — they 
trill  be  mainly  Garfield's  followers — men  he  has  deluded — /  don't  fear 
the  discussion.  ..." 

The  Telegram  requests  that  a  copy  of  Comte  de  Paris'  coirespondenee 
be  sent  to  him. 

697.  Porter  (James  Madison — Member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Constitutional 

Convention  in  1838,  and  a  founder  of  Lafayette  College).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  4to,  "Easton  April  7,  1856."  To  "Harrison  Wright  Esq  Harris- 
burg."    With  portrait.    On  financial  matters. 

698.  Porter   (Jane — British  novelist).     x^.L.S.,  4pp.  4to,  "Long  Ditton  — 

Surrey  —  May  12th  1819."  To  "George  Bartley,  Esqr."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

Fine  letter  relative  to  Mr.  Bartley's  lecture  tour  in  America  and 
Thomas  Campbell's  connection  with  the  same. 

".  .  .  /  wrote  to  Mr.  Thomas  Campbell,  on  the  subject  of  the  Lectures. 
— Tivo  days  ago,  I  was  favoured  with  his  answer;  and  the  part  which 
relates  to  your  business,  I  shall  copy  below.  .   .   . 

"'With  regard  to  Mr.  Bartley, — /  have  had  a  letter  from  Miss  BailUe 
conveying  the  same  proposition;  and,  as  you  have  done,  very  deservedly 
describing  Mr.  B — 's  character — /  have  not  the  least  distrust  on  that  score, 
but  the  firmest  belief  that  Mr.  B —  is  a  man  of  perfect  honour,  and 
capable  from  his  powers  of  recitation  to  do  justice  to  better  lectures  than 
I  could  send  him — But  I  know  that  the  result  of  sending  my  Ms  to 
American  would  be  little  different  from  committing  it  to  the  American 
press — I  have  had  serious  difficulty  in  preventing  such  extracts  from 
these  lectures  appearing  in  our  own  papers  as  icould  go  far  to  diminish 
their  value  to  me  as  a  copyright — Mr.  Bartley's  honour  and  character 
are  above  suspicion,  but  he  could  not  prevent  their  being  reported  to 
Newspapers   by  his  auditors — Those  reports   would  reappear  i)i  England 

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J /O^  /V  y   '^e^x-^^  /*-^w    f^r^  /uL^ /U^ 

hc^  KA^  eryU     }0a^     "^V     /^   oS^J^l^  /    /^    A^^Wc^   /^ ''  ^ 
hc^  'l/iJ^ P-Za^J  ^     /^  »^cJ   ^  >1^^  -^^^   X^  "^^^ 

THOMAS   roWXALL— COLONIAL   GOVEKXOK   OF  MASSACHUSETTS 

Autograph  Letter.  Sifrned.     1759 

[No.  701] 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

[Xo.  Q"^)^— Continued'] 

and  ivonld  take  oinnj  all  (jloss  of  iiocclty  from  the  Lectures  when  I  again 
come  forirnrd  irifU  fheiti  either  in  print,  or  in  public  delivery — Mr.  B — 
7  hopi  irill  i-U  iirhj  uudcrsldud  my  motive  for  declining  his  proposition — 
and  i)i  ciiiirijilnfi  my  r<fiis<il  I  beg  to  he  remembered  to  him  and  Mrs: 
Hartley  icith  my  best  wishes,  and  much  regret  that  I  cannot  comply 
with  it.' 

".  .  .  I  revere  the  judgement  of  the  College  of  Boston,  for  having 
taken  advantage  of  your  being  so  near  them;  and,  I  hope,  the  success 
you  meet  there,  as  a  Lecturer,  will  induce  you  to  begin  the  same  course, 
on  your  return  to  England. — Indeed,  I  have  no  doubt  that  were  you  to 
become  a  regular  Professor  of  Elocution,  when  you  come  back,  you  might 
amass  a  very  handsome  sum  annually;  .  .  .  Some  very  eloquent  Lec- 
tures on  the  Great  British  Poets,  in  two  octavo  vols :  toere  published 
about  15  years  ago,  by  my  friend,  the  Poet  Percival  Stockdale. — Owing 
to  a  peculiar  circumstance  at  the  time,  hardly  half  a  dozen  copies  ever 
saic  the  light;  .  .  .  When  this  venerable  Poet  died,  he  bequeathed  me  the 
Right  of  all  his  Wor/.-.s-,-  .so.  of  course,  all  the  property  thai  remains  of 
them,  is  mine,  and.  I  man  do  iritli.  it,  what  I  please.  Whetltcr  there  be 
a  copy  of  these  Lectures  extant  in  aini  liool-scller's  Warehouse  in  London, 
I  knoiv  not;  but  on  receiving  Mr.  <'tnniihiU\  (hcision  I  wrote  to  Long- 
man &  Reese,  to  send  a  copy  of  PrrcirdJ  l^toekdales  Lectures,  {if  they 
eould  get  one)  directed  to  you.  ..." 

G99.  Pope  (Alexander — English  poet  and  critic).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "To 
Mr.  Richardson^  Queens  Square,  Bloomsbury."  No  date.  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  will  set  apart  ye  whole  day,  &  therefore  pray  dine  with  me. 
I  am  sorry  yr  Son  is  still  detained,  I  hope  not  by  Indisposition.  There 
are  some  strokes  in  yr  Letter  that  give  me  uneasiness.  I  hope  not  with 
too  much  cause,  ..." 

700.  PoRTKAiTS.     A  collection  of  portraits,   including  Napoleon   Bonaparte, 

George  Washington,  Henry  Ward  Beecher,  John  M.  Daniel,  Luke  P. 
Poland,  with  biographical  sketch,  Reverdy  Johnson,  Charles  Kemble, 
the  actor,  John  Stuart  Mill,  Jeremy  Belknap,  Noah  Webster,  Joanna 
Baillie,  William  Ewart  (Jladstonc,  and  many  others.  Together,  46 
pieces. 

701.  PowNALL    (Thomas — Colonial    Governor    of    Massachusetts).      A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  ''Boston,  March  29,  1759."  To  "The  Honle  Sr  Wm.  Peper- 
ell,    Bt."      With   transcript,    and   biographical    note. 

Very  rare  and  fine  Colonial  letter. 

"/  hope  as  ye  Weather  mends  you  will  find  yourself  better,  &  /  hope 
in  my  tcay  down  to  ye  Eastward  to  have  ye  pleasure  of  calling  upon  you 
at  Kittery — and  therefore  ye  answer  of  all  these  matters  mentioned  in 
your  Letter  to  that  time — The  reason  why  ye  Proclamation  was  not 
out  ivas  that  the  Court  had  not  (/one  thro'  ye  whole  Provision — as  soon  as 
ye  Court  finished  ye  ]'roci<nniilioti  n-as  issued.  I  sent  by  Col  Hill  & 
Major  Cutts  four  Blank  Covnnixsion  for  Officers  to  ye  130  Men  to  be 
rais'd  in  ye  County  of  York  for  ye  llrpcdition.  as  I  suppose  some  part  of 
these  will  be  rais'd  in  Col  Waldo's  Reyf.  You  tvill  be  so  good  to  lett  one 
or  more  in  proportion  to  that  they  Raise  for  this  Service  be  given  to  him — 
As  I  have  no  return  from  Col  Pribble  ivhat  Number  of  Men  he  gott  out 
of  each  Regt  I  cannot  make  any  Proportion  between  ye  two  Regis.     Col 

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THOMAS   I'laXCE— NEW  ENCJLANI)  CLERGYMAN 

AutoKi-aph  Letter.     174:{ 

[No.  TOT.] 


Third  Session,  Saturdaif  Afiernoou,  March   1-Uh 

[Xo.  701 — Continued] 

Waldo  irho  hrin(js  this  irill  I  should  suppose  comply  in  any  settlement 
you  make  make  of  that  matter  together.  As  I  have  ye  pleasure  to  tell 
you  there  is  now  really  a  Fleet  &  Army  going  to  attack  Quebec  by  way 
of  ye  River  so  I  have  ye  pleasure  to  tell' you  that  2500  of  our  Men  are 
ordered  that  icay  In  which  Number  I  have  included  those  rais'd  in  ye 
Co  of  York.  And  to  save  Unletting  to  ye  Province  I  most  wish  that  as 
soon  as  you  have  rais'd  your  Men  you  will  send  them  to  ye  Castle  where 
thru  will  receive  yc  King's  Provisions  for  all  the  Troops  will  embark 
from  hence  togdhcr  with  ye  Train  &  WebVs  Regt  &  are  expected  at 
Louisbourg  by  yc  20th  April.  ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

702.  Prescott  (William  H, — American  historiafi).    A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Bos- 

ton, June  27,  1814."  To  "Professor  Walker.'*  With  transcript, 
biographical  note,  and  portrait.  Relative  to  literary  honors  con- 
ferred by  Harvard  College  on  Mr.  Andrew  Wilson,  a  classmate. 

703.  Peescott  (William  H. — American  historian).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Bea- 

con Street  (Boston),  March  27."  To  "Mr.  D.  Phillips,  Esqr.,  Win- 
ter Street."    With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  had  supposed  that  the  plates  of  the  Conq.  of  Mexico  did  not  require 
any  repairs.  As  it  seems  however  that  they  do,  &  that  the  engravings 
also  should  be  retouched,  I  think  the  sooner  it  is  attended  to  the 
better.  ..." 

701.  Prescott  (William  H. — American  historian).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  To 
"]\Ir.  Macready."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  beg  you  icill  make  no  apologies  for  not  paying  me  those  attentions 
which  i  know  you  would  be  happy  to  bestow  if  it  was  in  your  power. 
But  I  am  well  axcare  of  the  heavy  misfortunes  that  have  fallen  on  your 
family,  and  from  my  heart  1  sympathize  with  you  &  Mrs  Macready.  ..." 

705.  Ppjxce  (Thomas — noted  Xew  England  clergyman,  graduated  at  Har- 
vard in  1707,  was  an  eminent  linguist,  and  said  to  have  been  the 
most  learned  scholar,  with  the  exception  of  Cotton  Mather,  of  his 
day,  in  Xew  England).  A.L.,  2pp.  4to,  inlaid,  "Boston  Masschets. 
Dec.  13,  1743."  With  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  A  penciled 
note  on  back  reads  "To  the  Rev.   William  McCullocl-." 

An  important  letter  relative  to  his  son  Tlioma.s's  literary  work,  with 
meution  of  the  "Christian  History."     Reads  in  part  as  follows. — 

".  .  .  /  design  to  send  you  a  constant  supply  of  our  Christian  History 
IIS  long  (IS  it  continues.  .  .  .  They  arc  indeed,  as  you  suppose,  yc  First 
Fruit  of  my  only  son's  early  Labours,  irh  with  He  has  obliged  ye  Publick, 
as  you  arc  pleased  to  express  it;  he  being  but  21  years  &  6  days  old  when 
He  Published  ye  1st  number,  &  but  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  when  he  began, 
tho  ye  beginning  of  July  last  He  took  his  2d  Degree,  i.  c.  Master  of  Arts, 
at  our  Harvard  College  in  Cambridge  about  4  miles  from   Boston.    .    .    . 

"IFe  are  particularly  obliged  for  your  Weekly  History:  out  of  wh  my 
son  intends  to  take  irhat  has  a  name  subscrhed,  &  insert  in  his  Xn 
History  it  being  a  rule  He  would  keep  as  close  to  as  possible,  to  forbare 
inserting  any  thing  of  fact  or  History  without  some  name  or  other  to  give 
it  credit.  ..." 

I  Sec  Illustration] 


Third  Session,  Sutunhiii  Afternoon,  MarcJi   IJth 

70li.  PftocTOR  (ItEDKiELU — Anuiitiui  statLMuaii :  Secretary  of  War  uuder 
President  Harrison).  A.L.S.,  Ij).  Ito.  *"\Var  Department,  Washing- 
ton Citv,  Ma>  ."ith,  1891/'  To  "Major  li.  K.  Corwin,  Seey."  Witli 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Refers  to  General  Sherman  as  follows, — 

••.  .  .  ^'o  loiiff  an  our  I'liion  tstiuidx,  the  niiiiit  of  our  uho  iliil  .so  timdi 
to  preserve  it  irUI  he  honored,  anil  hi.s  nuinorii  iriU  hi  /n  rintiiati  il  in  the 
hearts  of  the  people.'' 

TOT.  PL•T^•A-^[  (HEUHEirr— Chief  Librarian  of  tlie  Library  of  Congress). 
A.L.S.,  2pp.  l-^mo.  "Wasliington,  Tuesday  4  P.  .AL""'  To  '^Mr.  Ben- 
ton." Also, — A.L.  (third  person.)  lp.\january  ;30th,  l!Mi(i.  To- 
gether, 2  pieces. 

"ire  are  ejperting  the  Chincftr   Comniis.sioncrtf  and   the   Chineae  ilin- 
inter  to  lunch  irith   uv  here  tomorroir   {at  thi   Round  Table,  but  not  with 
it,  as  our  rei/ular  lompany  irill  uae  the  other  room). 
"Do  join  us  if  you  can,  and  telephone  me  either  icay.  ..." 

T08.  Putnam  (W.  G.).  L..S.,  2pp.  12mo,  ''United  States  Courts,  Boston 
.March  T,11)0G.''  To  ''Mr.  Benton."'  Thanking  the  recipient  for 
roses  received, 

T09.  Qi'iNCY  (JosiAH — eminent  American  statesman;  autiior  of  "The  History 
of  Harvard  Uuiversitv").  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  ''Boston,  Dec,  3,  1858." 
To  "John  S.  Tyler,  President,  Boston  Burns  Club."  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

"It  irill  give  me  eery  great  pleasure  to  join  your  axnociation  on  the 
'loth  of  Jany.  in  doing  honor  to  the  memory  of  the  Great  J'oct  of  Scot- 
land. ..." 

TIO.  Rachel  (Elisa — eminent  French  actress).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo.     Xo  place 
or  date.    AVith  English  transcript,  and  portrait. 
English  translation,  as  follows, — 

'7  am  so  fatigued,  and  nuj  bed  scrmx  to  mc  so  siceet  to  remain  in, 
that  I  am  missing  today  the  engagement  I  made  yesterday  to  go  to  the 
bank  to  deposit   (money).   ..." 

Ml.  Kaxke  (Leopold — German  historian).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  in  English, 
'"Berlin  20th  March  18G5."  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Letter 
of  appreciation. 

!12.  IJaxxey  (Ambrose  Ahnold — L'epresentativc  from  Massachusetts  in 
United  States  Congress).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Boston  May  8/87." 

To  .     With  biographical  note,  and  portrait.     Personal 

letter. 

;io.  Rawlixsox  {>>ni  JIexiiy — English  orientalist;  deiiphercd  the  cuneiform 
inscriptions  at  Xineveh).  A.L.S.,  -1pp.  8vo,  "1  Hill  Street,  Wednes- 
day, April  30."  To  ",Mr.  Twigg."  With  tran.script,  and  portrait. 
Sends  tiianks  for  receipt  of  Ahnanack  and  requests  address  of  Messrs. 
Wheatley  &  Co. 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

714.  Ra\vsux    (Edwaiu) — Colonial   Secretary  to  the   Massachusetts-Bay  Col- 

ony). A.L.S.,  Ip.  folio,  "Boston,"  1-i  August,  1683."  To  "Joseph 
Dudley  &  John  Eichards,  Esqrs  at  their  lodging  at  Mr.  Ezekiel 
Hutchinsons,  woolen  Draper  in  Paulschurchyard,  London."  With 
address,  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Very  fine  early  Colonial  letter. 

"Ha ring  irrittcii  unto  i/ou  hoth  hi/  Mr  JocJls,  Jcnner  etc  hi/  order  of 
Our  Court  ik  couiici]  the  then  jicec.s.sdri/  &  nothing  since  ocensioning  gour 
further  trouhle  oiilg  in  tnisirer  to  ge  t<"<1  relating  to  Richard  Thaier  our 
llonurble  dournor  &  Vouneit  ordered  nic  to  give  notice  to  tlie  Town  of 
Uraintrg  gt  hi.^  Majties  glea^iure  .sig)iiflcd  in  the  ord<  r  from  tin  eouncil- 
board:  tech  said  Thaier  brought,  &  after  abt  a  month  deteined  dcliuering 
it  to  or  Oounor;  that  they  the  said  Tounc  should  send  an  Authenticqu& 
Coppgc  of  his  deed;  as  he  Calls  it,  as  also  To  ye  Executors  of  the  last 
irill  of  the  late  Major  Savage  and  to  Capt  Roger  Clap  as  in  said  order 
is  required  .  .  .  we  have  long  expected  Mr.  Carey :  ahout  4  or  5  days 
since  a  frygot  Arrived  yt  brought  the  Oounor  of  new  yorke  wth  seuerall 
Gentn  n'th  him  who  its  said  by  land  are  for  that  Journey  on  the  morrow 
morning  our  Troope  tcaytes  on  him  to  dedham :  you  will  receive  from 
Capt  J  no  Hull  a  letter  subscribed  by  Cirpt  Bracket  Scrgt  Quinsey  &  ye 
Rest  of  the  selectment  of  Braintry  ivth  a  true  copic  of  ye  deed  yt  Thaire 
so  much  desires  ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

715.  Eawsox    (Edward — Colonial   Secretary  to  tlie   Massachusetts-Bay   Col- 

only).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "22.  August  1676."  With  biographical 
note,  and  portrait.  An  original  draft,  with  cancellations.  Relative 
to  Colonial  affairs  in  the  ]\Iassachusetts-Bay  colony. 

716.  Reaj)   (Thomas  Buchanak — American  poet  and  artist).     A.L.S.,  3pp. 

8vo,  "Studio  Building,  10th  St:  Xew  York,  March  5,  1859."  To 
"]\Ir.  Underwood."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait, 
"...  When  I  look  back  to  that  delightful  iveck  with  you  and  Holmes, 
Longfellow,  Loivell  (although  I  saw  too  little  of  him)  Quiiieg  and  Fields, 
etc. — it  fills  me  ivith   unspeakable  longing  to  be  back.   ..." 

717.  Eehan  (Ada — noted  American  actress).    A.L.S.,  2pp.  small  4to,  "Daly's 

Theatre.  Under  the  Management  of  Augustin  Daly.  New  York, 
Dec  1st  1890."  To  "Mr.  Boiighton."  With  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 

'7  send  the  box  with  delight.  I  hope  nothing  irill  turn  up  to  cause 
a  dixappointmeut." 

718.  Eichaudson    (Samuel — eminent   English  novehst).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to, 

"London,  Sept.  27,  1758."  To  "Miss  Morris."  With  transcript 
and  2  portraits.    Letter  inlaid. 

Vekv  rake  and  fine. 

'7/o(r  greatly  does  my  dear  and  worthy  Miss  }[orris  orer-ratc  the 
Ciriliiies'.    which    our    erer-ol>iiging    Friend.    Mr.    Leferre.    by    so    kindly 

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THOMAS    UAWSON— ("{)I^)NY    SECIUrrAIiV    <tF    M ASSACIllSETTS 

Autograph  Letter.  Sipiied.     1«.S'5 

[No.  714] 


Third  Session,  Saiurday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

[Xo.  "^-[8— Continued] 

introducing  each  to  the  others  acquaintance,  enabled  me  to  pay  her! 
To  commence  an  Acquaintance  icith  a  Mind  so  rcrij  good,  is  in  every 
Sense  of  the  ^Vord  to  commence  a  Fricndshii)  with  it.  Between  Miss 
Morris  and  me  it  could  not  hut  he  more  than  even  Friendship.  A  Regard 
so  truly  filial  could  not  hut  cuguiiv  an  Affection  on  my  Side  as  truly 
paternal.  .   .   . 

"As  to  Length  of  Acquaiutance  have  not  I.  who,  hoirever,  am  not  hasty 
in  contracting  new  Friendships,  observed  often  that  there  are  Minds 
with  which  one  may  be  better  acquainted  in  a  few  ireeks,  than  one  can 
with  others  in  a  greater  number  of  Years;  especially  in  cases  irhcre 
Self  is  intirely  out  of  the  Question.?  I  have  4  good  Girls,  by  as  good  a 
Mother.  She  and  they  respect  Miss  Morris;  I  knew  they  would  from  the 
first.  I  flatter  myself  in  their  Behalf,  that  their  Esteem  is  strengthened 
by  a  Likeness  of  Manners,  which  engages  the  Affections  of  worthy  Hearts 
of  the  same  Se.r,  much  more  strongly  that  irhat  is  generally  done  where 
the  other,  for  Considerations  chiefiy  interested,  tho'  miscalled  Love,  is 
for  obtruding  its  busy  Self.   ..." 


719.  EiPLEY  (Geoege — American  author,  member  of  "The  Brook  Farm" 
institution).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "01!ice  X.  A.,  346  Broadway,  Xew 
York,  Sept.  9.  1859."  To  "Eev.  Dr.  Sprague."  With  transcript, 
biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  beg  you  to  accept  my  sincere  thanks  for  your  sketches  of  Dr.  Green 
&c,  which,  (wonderful  in  the  experience  of  Cyclopaedists,)  arrived  before 
the  time.  They  are  eminently  appropriate,  &  written  with  a  rare  compre- 
hension of  the  plan  of  our  icork,  as  well  as  appreciation,  of   the  char- 

;  acter  of  the  subjects.   .    .    .   If  you  had  any  leisure  at  your  command.  1 

should    certainly    suggest    to    our    puhli.shers    to    tempt    you    to    take    the 

]  entire  charge  of  our  American  clerical  biography  ..." 


720.  EiSTORi    (Adelaide — eminent    Italian    actress).      A.L.S.,    4pp.    12mo. 

"Chicago,  March  29,  186;:"'  Also,— A.L.S.,  Ip.  small  4to,  '-Tovino. 

Feb.  6,  1855.'^    With  English  transcript  of  one  letter,  and  ])ortrait. 

Partial  English  translation  of  first  letter,  as  follows. — 

"Having  learned  from  our  common  friend  Miss  Field  of  your  return 

from  Washington  I  would  thank  you  again  for  all  the  letters  and  opinio)i.'< 

that  I   received  with   great  satisfaction    informing  me  of  the  unpleasant 

nens  concerning  our  unhappy  country  from  which  ire  hare  beoi  away  for 

so   long  a   time.     It  i.s    useless,    unless    we   stop   gossipping  and   dwelling 

;  iipon  injurious  inirtialities   (party-affairs?),   (to  e.rpeet  anything  else  hut 

I  that)  we  shall  finally  convert  into  mere  compassion,  the  admiration  which 

tee  had  gained  in  the  world  in  the  past.  ..." 


721.  EiSTORi  (Adelaidp: — eminent  Italian  actress).  A.X.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Eome, 
18  Feb.  1882."  With  English  transcript,  and  early  lithographic 
portrait. 

English  translation. — 

"The  affections  of  a  wife  and  mother  strengthen  the  heart,  comfort 
against  the  injustices  of  the  world,  and  triumph  over  oblix'ion." 


Third  Session,  Satiirdai/  Ajtcrtindu .  MurcJi    l-Ult 

722.  EoHKiiTsoN     (William — historian,    and    rriii(i|»al    of    K(linltur;.'li    rni- 

versity).  A.L.S.,  li)i>.  Ito,  '•Collc.i.'i'  of  Kdinr,  March  8-17M."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait.  Lc'n;:thy  k'tter  ri'^'ardin-:  a  de«rret'  to  he 
conferred  on  a  Mr.  Enfield,  and  with  mention  of  tlie  city  of  Man- 
chester, England. 

723.  Roosevelt  (Theoi)()I!K— 2()th  Pre.'sident  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.. 

Ip.  8vo,  "Alhany,  April  l.<t,"  (lS8i).  To  Mr.  Potts:  "Of  coursr  I 
irill  do  all  I  am  for  flic  proposed  Police  Act;  I  will  fake  no  steps 
till  I  hear  from  the  Committee  of  83  or  from  you;"  Al.^o, — Ip.  4to. 
MAXUSCRIPT  in  the  Ant(),irra])h  of  the  late  Ex-President,  heing  a  leaf 
from  his  "Winninu-  of  the  West."  presented  to  late  J.  H.  Benton  hy 
Worthington  C.  Ford,  with  the  hitter's  letter  relating  to  the  same. 
There  is  also  an  engraved  invitation  card  reqnesting  the  honor  (»f 
"Vice  President  Roosevelt's"  attendance  at  a  dinner  given  hy  the 
"Xew  Algonquin  Cluh  of  Boston,"  and  a  ])rinted  announcement  to 
members  notifying  them  of  Roosevelt's  accei)tance  of  the  same,  1901. 
Several  clippings  and  a  ])ortrait  of  Roosevelt  accompany  the  above. 

72  t.  Roosevelt  (Theodore — 20th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  8vo,  '"State  of  Xew  York.  Assemhlv  Chamber,  Albany,  April 
7th  1884."  To  "Alfred  T.  Waite,  Esq."  Enclosing  letter"  relative 
to  Mr.  Chamberlain,  who  is  one  of  the  most  keen  sighted,  fearless 
and  ahsohiteli/  iiprir/lit  correspondents  that  Uirre  is  in  Altuinij.  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

725.  Roosevelt  (Theodore — 26th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  8vo.  "The  White  House,  Washington,  April  lOth,  1908."  To 
"J.  H.  Benton  Esq."  With  addressed  envelope, — Kindness  of  II.  K. 
{sic)  Lodge."  With  portrait  of  Roosevelt :  also  letter  hy  Mr.  Lodge 
referring  to  the  jjcculiar  spelling  of  his  name  by  the  President. 

Colonel  Roosevelt's  letter  is  one  of  thanks  for  the  receipt  of  a  hook 
from  Mr.  P.enton.  and  mentions  the  L.vman  lihel  case. 

72<;.  Roosevelt  (Theodore — 2Gth  President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  4to,  "United  States  Civil  Service  Commission,  Washington, 
D.  C.  Dec  21st."  To  ":Mr.  Clement."  With  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

'7  hnrr  mid  irHh  the  hccDcit  intrrcsf  ntid  plruxiirc  your  (idmiriihir 
Cflitoriols;  I  feci  like  ihnuUing  you  pvrxonuUy  fur  them — and  yet  I  hiioir 
you  wrote  thrin  only  hvcauHc  you  deemed  thitt  thus  you  innild  hf  iri<lil- 
iny  the  power  of  your  paper  for  the  hrsi  iiitcrvxtx  of  the  Comwnti- 
vealth.  ..." 

727.  RosECRAXs  (William  — Major-General  in  Civil  War).  .\.L.S..  Ip. 
8vo,  "Willards"  Hotel,  James  Sykcs.  Washingt<.n.  D.  C.  Feb.  IS, 
1871."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  am  irrithiy  to  u  man  iiamrd  ,^rla  Chauihi  riaiii  who  hux  ttren  mrn- 
tioncd  to  mr  ax' a  prop/  r  pcrxon  to  uiid<  riakr  th>  Mt  .ricaii  h'ailway  mattrr 
of  which  the  nrwxpaperx  xpoLe  and  which  the  Mrs.  (lort  xendx  me.  ..." 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

728.  Eoss   (Jonathan — Chief  Jiistice,  Vermont  Supreme  Court,  appointed, 

1890,  and  United  States  Senator).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo,  "Supreme 
Court  of  Vermont,  St  Johnsbury,  Dee,  2,  1898."  To  "Hon.  J.  H. 
Benton,  Jr." 

"/  have  no  doubt  that  Haywood's  Gazetter  in  speaking  of  'Benton's 
Meadoics'  refers  to  them  as  having  taken  their  name  from  their  occupa- 
tion by  your  ancestors.  When  I  came  here  in  the  fall  of  1844  to  attend 
the  Academy  the  meadows  were  owned  and  occupied  by  Mr  Joseph  P. 
Fairbanks.  ..." 

729.  EusKiN   (John — English  artist,  and  writer).     A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Den- 

mark Hill,  S.E.  Dec  9th.  1868."  To  "F.  Metcalf,  Esq."  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 
Gives  his  advice  for  the  reading  of  "Anne  of  Geierstein." 
"As  Quentin  Durioard  has  been  read,  may  I  advise  Anne  of  Geierstein; 
tvith  occasional  reference  to  the  last  chapters  of  Quentin  Durward — 
the  reading  of  the  story  being  made  subservient  to  getting  a  clear  and 
sure  knoicledge  of  the  characters  and  history  of  Charles  the  Bold  and 
Margaret  of  Anjou.   .   .    .".. 

730.  EusKiN    (John — English  artist,  and  writer).     A.L.S.,  5pp.  8vo,  "Ca' 

Ferro,  12th  Jan.  77."  To  "Eawdon  Brown,"  whom  he  calls  "Papa." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  found  three  copies  of  the  Mancyolu  in  question,  that  of  the  Scuolu 
delta  Madona — or  as  it  irriU-^:  ifsdf,  .siniphi  7r/  imirigola  dc  lavergene 
madona  iea  maria  de  vaU-<  rdc  iiKirc  <lc  nilxf  rli-ai-ilui.' 

"The  first  copy  is  the  original  hook  of  loUS,  a  niost  precious  trouvaille. 
It  is  in  extremely  beautiful  fourteenth  century  rubric  with  blue,  con- 
sisting of  30  leaves,  with  a  coarse  M  8.  bound  up  with  it  which  I  have 
not  yet  examined.  It  is  written  in  Venetian  dialect  which  makes  it  to 
me,  supremely  interesting,  .   .   . 

"The  second  book  is  the  stately  one  out  of  lohich  the  Cover  leaves 
have  been  cut.  I  hare  looked  over  more  than  ten  thousand  illuminated 
MSH.  in  the  British  Miistinii.  hiif  hare  never  there  or  elsewhere  seen 
anything  to  equal  tliis  in  pure  iicnnianship,  rubric  and  blue: — and  there 
are  very  feiv  trhich  cmi  rinil  flic  Corcr  sheets  in  painting.  .   .   . 

"The  third  bonk  is  tlw  (/)ic  Mr  Cheney  saw.  It  contains  the  illumina- 
tions he  aecnnitcty  (Icscrihc.s.  irliich  are  of  the  date  of  the  book,  1392, 
going  on  to  140S  where  they  give  way  to  bad  later  work.   ..." 

731.  EusKiN    (John — English   artist,   and  writer).     A.L.S.,   Ip.   8vo,   "21st 

Nov.  (79)."'     To  "Miss  Miller."     With  portrait. 

"/  have  read  all  you  had  so  kindly  and  clearly  told  nte  with  the  most 
earnest  iiifcrcsf  and  am  indad  iinw  in  cdrnest  lio])c  that  f  shall  be  able 
to  plan  irith  i/oii  sonic  unrest  riclcil  and  sinijtlc  fill  Jill  nun  t  of  your  thoughts 
and  puirvrs,  irhich  cininol  he  intcrruiilcd  hy  insprction — or  paralyzed  by 
encompassive  doubt.  ..." 

732.  EuTLEDGE  (John — Governor  of  South  Carolina;  Associate  Justice.  Uni- 

ted States  Supreme  Court,  appointed,  1789.  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to, 
"April  8th.  1780."  To  "Genl.  Lincoln."  With  transcript,  biograph- 
ical note,  and  portrait. 

Fine  Revolutionary  letter. 

"Capt.  Blake  having  proposed,  to  me,  the  following  Queries,  I  send 
them  to  you,  .   .   . 

[Continued 


Third  Sissio)!.  Satiinhi//  Aftcnionn .  March    I-!th 

[No.   1:^2— Con  fin  tt(ul\ 

"Shoiihl  iKit  <i  \  (ssiU  br  pUtcid.  tn  iiimid  thr  Olisinivtinux  i)i  Caopcr- 
Riv<r.  &  i»iicnt  the  A'/k  mi/'"<  KKinUiiifi  far  or  »tti  mptinij  tn  (l(xtroy 
'cm?  — ■  &  another  to  cover  the  Ol»<t  met  ions  in  Jloy-lxland  VneU,  &  pre- 
vent the  Enemy'x  n-eij/hiny  'emf — Mitiht  not  the  emmu'H  \'exHell  icvh  ha8 
attempted  tn  go  into  t1\at  Creek,  tie  dextroyed.  or  injured,  by  xonie  heavy 
yuns.  Itrot.  from  Forl-Moultrie,  &  placed  on  the  shore  near  here,  or,  6|^ 
the  \esxcll  (if  of  xuffieient  force.)  coreriny  these  (tttstrnctionxt  Are  not 
h'on-lioats  necessary,  to  prevent  the  En<  niy's  \aval  force  communicating. 
I>y  means  of  Cooper,  or  Ashlen  l'iv(r.  or  lloy-lxland  Crc<k.  with  their 
Land  Force,  or  irith  the  Fort." 

733.  RuTLEDGE  (.ToiiN — (joveriior  ol"  South  Carolina;  Associate  Justice,  Uni- 
ted States  Su])renie  Court,  apjKjinted,  178!»).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to, 
'•riiiladelpliia,  Au,i,aist  (>,,  1783."  To  "The  ITonhle  Bri;xadier  Genl 
().  II.  Williams,  In  tiie  Care  of  Mr  Sand  Smith,  at  Baltimore  in 
Maryland."    With  address,  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"As  I  understood,  from  Genl  (Incne.  before  I  left  Carolina,  that  the 
Indigo  sent  to  lialtimorc  would  not  lie  wanted  for  the  Purpose  for  which 
it  was  at  prst  intended  &  that  the  proceeds  might  therefore  be  applied 
to  my  ord(  r  for  the  Use  of  the  SInti'.  I  re(iu<  st  that  you  will  be  pleased 
to  inform  mc.  as  soon  as  convenient,  if  Clcnl  (Ircene  was  not  mistaken  in 
that  Point  whether  the  Indigo  is  )«old,  &.  if  it  is.  that  you  icill  direct 
Mr  iiaml  Smith  to  transmit  to  mc  the  account  Sales  of  it.  &  to  honour  my 
Draught  for  the  liallance  of  Money  which  may  remain  in  his  Hands  after 
payment  of  the  order  which  I  gave  you,  on  him.  as.  even  that  liallance, 
small  as  it  must  be.  would  relieve  some  of  the  distressed  Citizens  of 
Charles-Town,  ..." 

735.  Sala  (George  Augustus — English  litterateur).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 
"Camblin  Town,  Thursday.''    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Being  at  OambarVs  Crystal  Palace  feed  yestreen,  Sydney  Cooper  told 
me  you  were  at  the  Academy  dinner,  and  that  next  year  the  R.  A.'s  intend 
to  enlarge  their  list  of  literary  invites.  I  hope  you  enjoytd  yourself. 
You  wire  not,  I  fancy,  at  the  Litirary  Fund,  last  night.  Trollope  teas. 
He  is  the  llcrr  von  Joel  of  lett(rs.  and  'in  consciiucnce  of  his  strriccs 
irill  ahrays  be  retained  on  this  establishment'  Reverdy  Johnson  (that 
interminable  old  Magpie  and  stump  orator)  talking  about  th(  .\labama.  as 
usual,  said  that  he  was  glad  to  find  himsilf  among  the  Litirary  men  of 
Fjugland.  .    .    ." 

730.  Salvini    (Tommaso — great    Italian    tragedian).      A.L.S.,    (in    Italian), 
2pp.    8vo,    "New- York,    2]     Vvh.    1890 ;"'    Also,— Autogra])h    jx.em. 
signed.     With  Knglish  transcript  of  letter,  and  poitrait. 
Partial  translation  of  letter,  as  follows, — 
"To  the  (/ucstions  you  ask  me.  I  answer  categorically. — 
"First. — /  have  no  pri  dih  ction  in   the  parts  I  n  present. 
"Second. — The    part    which    is    best    adapted    to    my   fiyurt     I    think    is 
Othello.  .    .    ." 

737.  Sargent  (John  S.— American  artist).  A.L.S.,  8pp.  8vo,  "Ai)ril  2nth 
1914,  31,  Tite  Street,  Chelsea,  S.  W.  London."  To  "J.  II.  Benton, 
Esq  President  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Puhlic  Library."'  With  ad- 
dressed envelojK',  transcript,  and  portrait. 

An  kxcf:ptio.\ally  fi.nk  i.kttei:  relative  to  the  jirtist's  work  in  connec- 
tion with  his  fresfo  work  in  the  ISoston  riiMIc   I.iliraiy. 

[Continued 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

[Xo.  tZ^i— Continued'] 

"/  have  received  i/oiir  letter  of  April  IH  eneJoHiiig  (hiptieate  copies  of 
mil  contnieiH  for  the  Lihrarii  Decoration,  and  I  <nn  citremelif  sorry  to  find 
that  I  hare  overlooked  or  rather  not  discovered,  anionn  the  sheets  of  the 
contract  that  ijoa  had  kindli/  sent  me  on  KovemJjcr  8th  1913,  a  letter  from 
ijourscif  irhich  deserved  nni  immediate  attention  and  acknowledgment. 
I  ticfi  to  apologize  for  this  unintentional  neglect. 

"'The  slowness  with  irhich  mij  work  for  the  Boston  Liltrari/  has  pro- 
gressed, in  spite  of  mg  h<iving  devoted  practicallg  all  nig  time  to  it  for  the 
la.'it  many  years,  and  the  fact  that  the  date  agreed  upon  for  the  comple- 
tion of  the  first  contract  is  long  past,  is  a  matter  that  I  am,  very  keenly 
con.wious  of  and  regret  very  deeply.  I  also  feel  very  grateful  for  the  hand- 
some way  in  irhich  yon  and  the  Trustees  hare  refrained  from  hurrying 
the  work  and  from  remonstratiiig  with  me  for  irhat  may  have  seemed  an 
unjii  s  t  ifia  hie  del  a  y. 

"The  fact  is  that  if  I  had  had  iniy  c.rjiericncc  of  decorative  irork  when 
I  was  honoured  with  this  conimission.  or  foreseen  the  kind  of  decoration 
that  I  should  adopt.  1  should  have  known  that  the  time  specified  was 
inadequate,  and  asked  fov  greater  latitude. 

"As  the  work  has  progressed.  T  hare  made  a  point  of  showing  it  to 
Bostonians  like  Colonel  Higginson,  Mr.  Agassiz.  2Ir.  Ahhott,  Mr.  Boil, 
and  others,  so  as  to  preclude  any  idea  that  it  was  being  neglected.  It 
teas  with  this  intention  that  I  sent  those  photographs  hy  Mr  Ahhott.  The 
semicircular  panels,  of  which  I  am  now  at  work  upon  the  C)th.  are  for  the 
panelsation  of  the  side  walls,  and  come  under  the  second  contract.   ..." 

738.  Saegext    (Lucius  M. — American  author).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Boston, 

Xovember,  30-1853."  To  "William  G.  Gilbert,  Esquire."  With 
newspaper  clipping  containino-  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  Though  I  reside  in  West  Ro.ihury,  I  hail,  as  the  sailor  say,  from 
Boston.  &  my  letters,  irifh  very  few  c.rceptions.  are  addressed  to  me 
there.  .  .  . 

"P.  8.  If  you  are  interested  in  autography.  &.  hare  not  seen  the  trovk. 
I  commend  to  your  notice  'Thane's  British  Autography'  a  very  curious  & 
elahorate   performance,    London — no   date — 3    vols.    Ato." 

739.  Sakgext  (Lucius  M. — American  author).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Xov  -  30- 

/55."     To  Mr-Haskell."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"There  are  two  reasons — sufficient  with  you.  I  know,  for  helping  Mr. 
Pratt — he  deserves  it,  &  he  needs  it.  Pray  give  the  enclosed  a  good  loca- 
tion. I  also  wish  when  the  paintings  come  to  he  e.rhihited.  that  you  would 
drop  in,  &  see  them,  &  say  a  word  of  them,  yourself — also,  on  the  day 
before  the  sale,  do  put  in  a  line,  by  way  of  reminder,  for  the  morrow.  ..." 

7-10.  Saxe  fJoirx  Goufuey— American  poet  and  journalist).  A.L.S..  2pp. 
8yo,  "Burlington,  Vt.  Oct.  21,  1852."  To  "Alex.  R.  Boteler."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  cannot  express  to  you  how  grateful  I  am  for  the  Ilaucock-Miinu- 
script  you  send  me,  and  for  the  flattering  words  with  which  you  accom- 
pany the  gift.  Of  many  compliments  which  the  partiality  of  friends,  or 
the  civility  of  strangers,  have  paid  to  me,  this,  from  you.  is  at  once  the 
7nost  delicate,  and  touching.  .   .    . 

"I  am  piqued  to  know  where  you  could  have  got  the  lines  to  which  you 
allude,  as  I  am  not  aware  that  they  were  ever  in  print.  They  are  a  pavt 
of  my  poem  of  'Xew-England.'  which  (T  ought  perhaps  to  he  ashmned  to 
sail)  I  hare  recited  ovcv  one  hundred  times,  -chiefly  in  the  Xnrth  and 
West.  ..." 


:i2. 


Third  Session,  Sahirdd//  Aftcnioou.  MftrcJi    l-ltJi 

H.  Saxk  (.Ioiiv  (ioniijKY— Ainrricaii  poet  and  journalist).  A.L.S.,  ;3i.i). 
Svo,  ■'All)any,  N.  Y.,  Div.  23,  '(i8."  To  "Mrs.  Crockett."  With  bio- 
>rrai)hi(al  note,  and  jwrtrait.  The  poem  "A  Maiden's  Prayer''  l)y 
Saxe,  4  verses,  ch'iijied  from  a  newspaper,  is  inserted  in  letter.  Men- 
tions ^Irs.  8axe. 

"IVr  arc  (/ricvcd  to  hiini  of  tlu  (tffliclioii  of  imtir  tiooil  htislnin)!  itiid 
rcnj  flood  friend — and  trunt  i/our  lioiir  for  hix  cnrln  rrrorrri/  of  hix  ri/r- 
xiyht.  mail  he  fiilln  rralizrd.  It  must  he  a  firrat  cnhimitu — critrcinU]!  (t'ly 
friend  iritl  ixirdon  the  iiUdxuntrin  to  onr  irho  has  .so  iniidi  nhout  him 
that  is  irorth  looKintj  at!  Mail  (lod  hle.ss  hUn—and  hritiii  him  soon  to 
'the  Itlessed  lifiht  of  daii.'   ..." 

Saxe  (John  Godfrey — American  poet  and  journalist).  A.L.S..  Ip. 
Svo.  "28  First  Place.  B'k'n.  July  4tli.  187!)."'  To  "Ben."'  With  por- 
trait. 

"/  h<tre  forpotten  ir)iat  a  "diamond  edition"  is  like.  Do  ijon  jirint  irilli 
a  red  line  in  the  marfiinf — /  ho}>e  so — for  I  like  it  ireil.  I  sent  some 
e.rtra  sonnets  jiesterdaii.  irhieh  I  trust  iiou  sent  at  once  to  the 
jninters.  ..." 

T43.  ScHOFiELD  (JoHX  ^I. — Majof-General  in  Civil  War).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to. 
"Head  Quarters,  St.  Louis,  District,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  March  8,  18(;2.'" 
To  "Capt.  Leiofhton;"  Also,— A.L.S.,  "West  Point,  July  2,  ISTO." 
With  transcripts,  and  ])ortrait. 

"Ptease  inform  me  what  eharfien  ore  on  file  (lyainst  Tl'«i.  /'.  Priitor. 
arrested  at  BoonsriUe  in  Januarn  last,  and  noir  eonfined  in  the  Militarji 
Prison..   .   ." 

T44.  SroTT  (Hugh  Stowell — Henry  Seton  ]\rerriman.  i).-eudonym.  Rriti.-h 
author).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  12mo,  "Station,  Merstham.  8  "julv.  180(;. 
Hill  Side,Blechin.dey,  Surrey."  To  "C.  H.  Eden,  Esq."  Signed.— 
"Henry  Seton  ]\rerriman."  With  transcript.  Regarding  a  volume 
"In  the  Bear's  Grip,"  which  he  had  received.  Autograpli  letters  by 
the  author  of  "The  Sowers/'  are  seldom  offered  for  .sale. 

T45. "Scott  (Sir  Walter — celebrated  Scottish  novelist  and  poet).  A.L.S.. 
2pp.  8vo,  "Edinr.  3  April,  1808."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  take  the  advantage  of  my  friend  Mr  Jiallantjine  going  to  London  to 
heg  iionr  aeeeptanee  of  a  eopii  of  the  Life  of  Drgden.  I  meant  that  a 
eopii  of  mil  neir  poem  should  hare  attended  gou  at  the  same  time  liut  the 
first  edition  is  out  of  print  &  the  second  not  «iuite  readg.  I  irilf  not  fail 
to  send  one  so  soon  as  it  is  elear  of  the  pnss. 

"l^hould  gou  erer  in  the  eourse  of  gour  lit*  rarg  imrsuits  think  of  print- 
ing irith  mg  friend  liallantgne  I  should  est<cm  gour  affording  him  gour 
countenance  a  personal  favour  to  mgself  ..." 

740.  Scott  (Sir  Walter — celebrated  Scottish  novelist  and  poet).  A.L.S., 
2pp.  4to,  "Edinr.  18th  January  1823."  To  "^[e.ssrs.  Hurst  &  Rob- 
ertson, Booksellers,  London."  With  transcript,  and  portrait. 
An  exceptionally  fine  letter  relative  to  scme  of  his  publication.s. 
"/  hare  furnished  Mr  liallantgne  irith  all  his  materials  for  the  liio- 
graphg  of  the  pnsfnt  volume  of  the  Xovelist  irhich  I  hope  gou  u-ill  find 
satisfactorg  as  I  han    nal  plidsnn    in  the  task,      h'irhardson's  life  I   a  ill 

[Continued 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

[No.  14:Q— Continued'] 

send  in  due  time.  1  could  wish  to  Jiuvc  Mian  Huickins  anecdotes  just 
published  to  assist  me  in  this  and  other  matters.  .    .    . 

"J/i«.s  Burney — Mrs.  Rudeliffc — Mrs.'  Charlotte  North — Mrs.  Burnet — 
White — the  author  of  Mount  Kenneth — Leiris — &c.  But  nunii)  of  their 
ivortcs  may  {indeed  must)  he  still  property  and  I  must  trust  to  you  to 
enquire  into  this  and  to  furnish  me  with  information  as  to  this  important 
point  besides  sending  dates  of  publication  &  any  brief  and  authentic 
notices  concerning  the  authors.  The  American  norellist  Browne  may 
be  of  course  republished.  .S'owr  of  his  irorlxS  are  r<ry  interesting  others 
not  worth  reprinting.  .   .    .'' 

[See  Illustration] 

747.  Scott   (Siu  Walter — celebrated  Scottish  novelist  and  poet).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "April  29."  To  an  unknown  party.  With  portrait.  Letter 
inlaid. 

"/  am  <iuite  iriUing  that  the  Furnival  Antiquities  should  be  sent  either 
to  Mr.  Heath  or  you  whichever  can  be  lumbered  icith  them.  .    .    ." 

748.  Scott   (Siii  Walter — celebrated  Scottish  novelist  and  poet).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Castle  Shenk,  Thursday."  To  "Mr.  Constable."  With 
portrait. 

"/  irould  wish  the  note  to  stand  as  it  seems  to  explain  some  misappre- 
hension on  the  part  of  Miss  Seward  and  is  besides  to  the  credit  of  Mason. 
I  have  somewhat  changed  the  mode  of  expression. 

"The  Editn.  of  Sir  Tristram  is  almost. ready  for  the  press  and  has  been 
carefully  revised.  I  will  send  it  to  Mr.  Ballantync  on  Monday  next  and 
have  no  objection  to  your  extending  the  impression  as  you  propose  though 
it  seems  a  long  one  for  a  work  of  the  kind.  ..." 

749.  Scott    (Winfield — Secretary  of  War;  Major-General  in   Civil  War). 

A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Oft  Bayou  Sara,  Dec.  12,  1827."  To  "Col.  W.  S. 
Hamilton."     With  transcript,   biographical   account,   and   portrait. 

"...  The  following  is  the  plan  of  my  present  tour. 

"At  New  Orleans  I  shall  take  the  first  conveyance  to  Tampa  Bay,  per- 
haps via  Pensacola;  but  direct,  if  practicable,  &  take  Pcnsacola  i/n  my 
way  returning.  I  expect  to  be,  the  second  time,  in  N.  Orleans,  about  the 
2Qth  of  January  &  remain  till,  say,  the  \st  of  February.  I  shall  then  go 
up  the  Red-rix^er,  &  make  a  third  visit  to  N.  Orleans.  I  shall  probably 
take  my  final  departure  from  New  Orleans,  about  the  1st  of  March  on 
my  iray  hack  to  Department  Head  Qrs,  Cincinnati.  Ohio.  ..." 

750.  Scott    (Winfield — Secretary  of  War;  Major-General  in  Civil  War). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Elizabethtown,  Jan.  25,  1841."  To  "Genl. 
Thompson."    With  transcript,  biographical  account,  and  portrait. 

Unusually  important  political  letter. 

"Mr.  Monroe  has  not  sent  to  me  Reid's  general  order,  nor  have  1  seen 
it  in  the  public  papers. 

"The  late  partial  successes  in  Florida,  will,  I  fear,  without  leading  to 
greater  results,  be  sufficient  to  prevent  Congress  from  adopting  effective 
measures  for  closing  the  nnir  .  .  .  I  am  also  persuaded  that  the  very 
grave  questions  between  the  U.  States  &  Great  Britain  demand  prepara- 
tions, on  our  part,  upon  a  much  more  extensive  scale.  Of  these,  hoirever. 
I  presume  it  will  be  in  vain  to  speak  before  one  or  more  of  our  Atlantic 

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IX...   74(i| 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  ISth 

[Xo.  750 — Continuef^ 

cities  shall  he  laid  in  ashrs.  or  under  eontrihution.  &  our  frontier  on  the 
side  of  the  Cinuidas.  derastated  to  the  depth  of  fortij  or  sixty  tniles. 
During  the  dipiomatic  eontroversij  hetireen  the  same  parties,  from  1S06 
to  1812.  our  (jorernment  strietUi  followed  the  maxita  of  penny  icise  & 
pound  foolish,  &  so  ive,  no  doubt,  are  lihely  to  act  to  the  end  of  the 
chapter.  .  .  .  ire  have  two  fortresses  of  the  prst  class — one  at  Old  Point 
Comfort  &  the  other  at  New  Port,  wholly  without  garrisons.  The  two 
command  the  finest  harbours  on  our  sea  coast.  .   .   ." 

751.  Selbourxe   (Lord — English  statesman).     A.L.S.,  2pp.   12mo,  "Black- 

moor,  Petersfielcl,  August  18,  188(3."  To  "John  K.  Taylor."  With 
transcript,  and  photograph.  With  addressed  and  autographed  en- 
velope.   Declining  to  suhscribe  to  an  appeal  for  funds. 

752.  Sewall  (Samuel — Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Massachu- 

setts). A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Octobr  20th.  1702."  To  "Mr.  William 
Moodey,  at  Newbury."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Abt  ye  16th.  Instt  I  reed  your  very  obliginy  Lines  full  of  coitstdiit  Lore 
&  Affection  to  my  dear  Sister,  and  hers.  The  Honor  that  you  doe  to  her 
Memory  must  needs  make  a  deep  Impression  upon  her  Relations.  I  shall 
make  you  a  Debtor  to  a  few  Letters  in  Remembrance  of  her  so  soon  as 
Mumford  shall  get  a  Stone  according  to  my  mind.  ..." 

753.  Sewaed   (Feedeeick  W. — lawyer;  assistant  Secretary  of  State,  U.  S., 

1877-1881).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Department  of  State,  Washington, 
Oct  17  1861."  To  "C.  C.  P.  Baldwin  Esq.  United  States  Marshal, 
Bradford,  Vermont."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  por- 
trait. 

"Information  has  been  received  at  this  Department  that  one  Henry  L. 
Shields  of  East  Bennington  Vermont  is  engaged  in  treasonable  cor- 
respondence with  persons  in  insurrection  against  the  authority  of  the 
Government  of  the  United  States.  You  n-ill  therefore  arrest  &  send  him 
to  Fort  Lafayette.  ..." 

754.  Sewaed  (William  H. — Governor  of  Xew  York;  Secretary  of  State  under 

President  Lincoln).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Washington,  March  6,  1834." 
To  "Walter  S.  Alexander,  Esq.  ^Middleborough,  Mass." 

755.  Seward    (William   H. — Governor  of   Xew  York;   Secretary  of   State 

under  President  Lincoln).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Auburn,  October  7th, 
18-14."  To  "Mr.  James  B.  Allen,  Dartmouth  College."  With  tran- 
script, biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  am  very  grateful  to  the  'Social  Friends'  and  the  'Social 
Fraternity'  for  the  consideration  manifested  by  them  in  their  joint  invita- 
tion. But  I  am  quite  unable  to  perform  the  duty  to  which  it  calls  me  ..." 

75G.  Sewaed  (William  H. — Governor  of  New  York;  Secretary  of  State 
under  President  Lincoln).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Department  of  State. 
Washington,  13th  Feby  1869."  To  "The  Honorable  Charles  Sum- 
ner, Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Foreign  Relations,  Senate." 
With  transcript,  biograpliical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  hare  the  honor  to  transmit  for  your  information  a  copy  of  a  dispatch 
of  the  oO/7)  ultimo  Xo  10(i.  just  receireil  from  Mr  Reverdy  Johnson  con- 
cerning tlic  Alalnima  Claims  ('onrciitio))  now  before  the  Senate." 


Third  Session.  Satunhiji  Afternoon.  MarcJi    l-ltJi 

757.  Seymour  (Hohatio — Governor  of  New  York).    A.N.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "L'tica, 

Feby  Dth,  18G0."  To  ''Albert  Dajr^rett,  Esq.  Troy."  With  tran- 
script, biograjjliical  note,  and  i)()rtrait. 

758.  Seymouk  (IIoi!ATi()^(i(»vi'ni()r  of  New  York).    A.L.S.,  •>\)\).   Ito,  "Exee- 

ntive  Clianiber.  Albany,  May  10  l.siil."  With  transeript,  biojj^raph- 
ical  note,  and  portrait. 

"/  announvv  with  pninful  fciUnfjx  the  Ioxh  of  Gciil  Jaincn  S.  Wadmrorth 
in  the  recent  hut  tie  on  the  Ritpidnn.  lie  met  death  Ijraveli/  at  the  head 
of  the  force  under  hix  <ommand.  A  letidinfi  and  ircalthn  <itizen.  he 
exercised  a  iride  inflnincr  Ini  the  ritjor  and  (mrtin  of  his  ihuraiter — As 
a  ijuhlic  man.  he  teas  alirajis  decided  and  resolute  in  d<  inandinfj  piiritu 
of  legislation  an<l  an  (cononiical  and  irise  administration  uf  the  affairs 
of  our  .S7<//r.   .    .    . 

"As  a  mark  of  risijcct  for  his  m< morn  th(  American  ftafj  »•(//  lie  dis- 
filaued  (It  half  mast  on  the  ('aiiitot  and  upon  all  the  Arsfnals  of  tht 
State." 

759.  Sii-vw    (Lemuei. — Chief    Justice,    .Massachusetts^;    Supreme    Court,    ap- 

pointed, 1830).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  ''Boston,  Dec.  27,  1810."  T(. 
"Thomas  Aspinwall.''  With  transcript,  biographical  account,  ami 
portrait. 

"Believing  that  i/ou  trill  still  take  some  interest  in  the  prosperity  of  the 
Social  Law  Library,  the  Trustees  of  that  Institution  take  the  liberty  to 
request  i/our  attention  to  the  purchase  of  several  liooks."  Then  follows 
amount  of  moiu'y  to  be  dislmisiMl  and  the  class  of  hooks  to  Imy,  etc. 

760.  Shaw    (Le:muel — Chief   Justice,    ^lassachusetts    Supreme    Court,   ap- 

pointed, 18;}0).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Boston,  12  August,  1822."  To 
"Mr.  Jolm  S.  Tyler.*'  With  portrait.  On  financial  matters,  with 
mention  of  the  Xew  England  Bank. 

761.  Sheridax  (Philip  II. — Major-General  in  the  Civil  War).    A.L.S.,  6pp. 

8vo,  "Chicago,  April  liJth,  1872."  To  "General  Belknap."  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"Thanks  for  your  letter  of  \\\th.  As  the  breaking  up  of  Fort  liridgts 
is  likely  to  gire  some  emharresnu  nt.  I  think  it  had  hitttr  remain  for  the 
present. 

"On<  of  the  urgi  nt  riiisons  I  liad  for  its  abandonment  nas  to  g<  t  the 
Cotnpy.  of  the  I'.ith  non'  th<  re  for  a  part  of  the  garrison  of  the  n<  w  post 
in  {  tah.  I  also  wanted  Major  La  Motte  for  the  same  place.  I  am  a 
little  pinched  for  troops  for  th<  new  post,  but  would  he  relien  d  from  this 
<  mlnirresment  if  I  could  send  the  four  Companies  of  the  Sth  Infantry  now 
in  this  city  to  I'tah.  .  .  .  /  transferred  the  (j/Zi  Infantry  from  Pope  to 
Hancock.  .  .  .  Si.r  Companies  of  it  will  go  to  liuford  relieving  the  ~th 
uow  there  which  will  go  to  the  (lallittin  \'ally  in  Montana.  The  remaining 
four  companies  of  the  (Uh.  n-ill  be  on  the  advance  survey  of  the  Xorth 
Pacific  R.  R.  road  for  the  summer." 

762.  Sheridax  (Philip  II.— Major-General  in  the  Civil  War).    A.L.S.,  2pp. 

8vo,  "Chicago,  .May  16,  /74."  To  "James  (irant  Wilson.'"  With 
transcript,  biographical  account,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  will  read  the  hook  first  opportunity  &  will  let  you  know.  I 
have  no  doubt  it  nill  be  very  interesting." 


TJmd  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

763.  Shekidan  (Philip  H. — Major-General  in  the  Civil  War).    A.L.S.,  3pp. 

8vo,  Chicago,  March  24,  1876."    To  " Hill."    With  transcript, 

biographical  account,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  The  Black  Horse  I  rode  at  the  Battle  of  Cedar  Creek,  is  still 
living  &  in  my  possession  in  this  city. 

"He  looks  almost  as  irell  noir  as  when  you  saw  him  in  Virf/inia.  I 
will  he  at  the  Centennial  &  will  hope  to  hare  the  pleasure  of  meeting 
you  &  old  army  Comrades." 

764.  Sheeman   (Edgar  J.— Jurist,  Massachusetts).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Su- 

perior Court,  Judges'  Eoom,  Court  House,  East  Cambridge,  Mass., 
Feb'y  4,  1007.''  To  "J.  H.  Benton."  With  Broadside  "Remon- 
strance," 1875,  and  portrait. 

765.  Sherman  (James  S. — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).     L.S,,  Ip. 

8vo,  "At  Utica,  X.  Y.  August  23,  1912."  To  "Hon.  H.  C.  Lodge, 

United  States  Senate,  Washington,  D.  C."  With  L.S.,  Ip.  4to.  from 

Senator  Lodge,  to  Mr.  Benton,  enclosing  the  al)0ve  letter  for  his 
collection. 

765a.  Shermax  (James  F. — A^ice-President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  8vo,  "House  of  Kepresentatives,  Washington,  D.  C,"  To  "Mr. 
French,  Xov.  6.  06."    Eelative  to  Mr.  French's  party  loyalty. 

766.  Sherman    (John — United    States    Senator   from    Ohio;    Secretary   of 

State).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Mansfield,  Ohio,  Oct.  24,  1859."  To  "I. 
D.  Andrews."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"...  The  recent  elections  place  Repuhlicans  on  a  secure  footing  unless 
they  forfeit  in  some  way  the  confidence  of  the  People.  Above  all  things 
ire  should  promptly  organize  the  House,  .  .  .  We  must  not  yield  our  prin- 
ciples hut  we  can  yield  a  good  deal  to  secure  the  success  of  our  prin- 
ciples. ..." 

767.  Sherman    (John — Laiited    States    Senator    from    Ohio;    Secretary    of 

State).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Mansfield,  Ohio,  Oct  10,  1872."  To  "Hon. 
R.  C.  Schenck,  Miu.  Plen,"  introducing  Rev.  W.  L.  Alexander  to 
Americans  abroad;  Also, — A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "United  States  Senate 
Chamber,  Washington,  —  187 — ."  To  "Mr.  SpofPord,"  requesting 
some  historical  papers  from  the  library,  for  Mr.  Butterfield.  With 
transcripts,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

768.  Sherman  (Thomas  West — Brigadier-General  U.  S.  A.).     AJj.S..  2pp. 

8vo,  "Tort  Royal,  S.  C,  April  3,  1862."  To  "Adam  Badcau,  Esq. 
late  Vol:  Aid-de-Camp."     With  transcript,  and  l)i()graphical  note. 

"The  dissolution  of  the  E.Tpeditionary  Corps,  the  transfer  of  the  troops 
composing  it  to  the  General  commanding  the  Department  of  the  South, 
and  my  consequent  removal  to  another  sphere  of  action,  necessitates  a 
separation  of  the  intimate  relations  you  have  7>o/-»f'  as  my  volunteer 
Aid -de-Cant  p. 

"In  thus  takiiiy  leave  of  you.  alloif  )nc  to  e.rprcss  my  warmest  thanks 
for  the  self-saerip'cing  a}id  patriotic  zeal  atid  devotion  ijou  have  shown 
to  tlt(    (/real  Cause  of  the  Xalion.   ..." 


^rab  ipuaricrs  i^ilitarii  ]0ibi9ion  of  iht  ^ississip|)i, 


/6<f5. 


WILLIAM   TECUMSEH    SHERMAN— LIEUT.-GEX.,    CIVIL    WAR 

Autograph  Letter,  Sif,'ned.     1S65 

[No.  769] 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

769.  Sherman    (William    Tecumseii — Lieuteiiant-General   in   Civil   War). 

A.L.S.,  6pp.  4to,  "Head  Quarters,  Military  Division  of  the  Missis- 
sippi, Saint  Louis,  Mo.  Novr.  G,  1865."  To  "Lieut.  Gen.  U.  S. 
Grant,  Commander  in  Chief  Washington,  D.  C."  With  transcript, 
biographical  note,  and  2  portraits. 

Important  letter  relative  to  the  discharge  of  volunteers,  and  the  treat- 
ment of  the  Indians. 

".  .  .At  present  Ord  has  in  his  Dept.  only  the  4  cos.  4:th  Inf.  one  of 
Regular  artillery,  and  a  scattered  set  of  veteran  Reserves.  .   .   . 

'•By  the  assignt  to  Pope  of  the  Srd,  10th,  and  18th  Inf.  he  icill  muster 
out  the  Volunteers  in  Minnesota — Missouri,  Kansas  and  Nebraska,  all  he 
can  reach  this  winter.  This  will  leave  him  only  the  few  volunteers  up 
the  Missouri — in  Utah  &  Neio  Mexico,  who  are  beyond  our  reach  until 
Spring.  .  .  .  He  has  his  very  best  officers  distributed  judiciously  and 
economically — Corse  in  Minnesota,  Sully  up  the  Missouri — Dodge  & 
Elliott  at  Leavenworth,  Wheaton  at  Laramie,  Upton  at  Denver,  Connor 
at  Salt  Lake,  and  Carlcton  in  New  Mexico.  .   .  , 

"In  Arkansas  Reynolds  has  retained  more  volunteers  than  in  any  other 
part  of  my  command.  .  .  .  I  will  see  him  and  order  the  discharge  of  all 
the  Indiana,  Illinois  &  other  Regis  in  his  dcpt.  and  substitute  the  four 
negro  Regis  still  at  Louisville  waiting  orders.  .  .  . 

"Touching  the  future  of  the  Plains  Genl  Pope  has  made  &  sent  you 
some  detailed  Reports  ivhich  are  worthy  your  study.  You  know  the 
Indians  are  under  the  General  supervision  of  the  Dept.  of  the  Interior 
and  I  am  not  even  advised  of  the  treaties  which  must  of  course  be  re- 
spected by  us.  There  have  been  and  must  continue  to  be  conflicts  between 
commanding  officers  of  Posts,  and  of  expeditions  and  Indian  Agents, 
traders  &c.  If  the  whole  management  of  the  Indians,  their  treaties, 
annuities,  and  traders  could  be  transferred  back  to  the  War  Dept.  it 
would  much  symplify  our  ivork  But  if  there  be  good  reasons  why  the 
Dept.  of  the  Interior  should  keep  this  branch  of  public  service  out  of  our 
hand,  ive  should  have  at  least  copies  of  the  Treaties  that  ice  might  know 
their  terms  and  conditions. 

"/  think  ivith  the  Regular  Regiments  now  assigned  me,  ivhen  approxi- 
mately full,  I  ivill  have  enough  troops  to  maintain  a  general  state  of  quiet 
on  the  Plains,  but  if  any  emigrants  and  wanderers  tvill  go  in  small 
parties  through  the  Indian  Reservation  &  hunting  grounds  ice  must  not 
be  astonished  if  some  of  them  lose  their  horses,  cattle  and  scalps. 

"I  hare  given  Ord  one  of  the  Batteries  of  artillery,  to  Pope  two,  and 
to  Rci/iKihl.s  (iiic,  and  I  will  have  them  equipped  and  put  in  apple  pie  order. 
In  like  m(imi(  r  I  will  aim  to  get  the  2nd  Cavalry,  now  at  &  beyond  Fort 
Riley — and  the  3rd  Cavalry  now  in  Arkansas  thoroxighly  mounted  & 
equipped  by  or  before  next  May  so  that  they  can  make  a  tour  of  the 
entire  Plains  next  summer.  As  soon  as  the  Indians  see  that  we  have 
Regular  Cavalry  among  them  they  will  realize  that  we  are  in  condition 
to  punish  them  for  any  murders  or  robberies,  and  then  the  legitimate 
travel  across  the  Plains  will  cease.  ..." 

[See*  Illustration] 

770.  Sherman    (William    Tecumseh — Lieutenant-General   in   Civil   War). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Head-Quarters  Armies  of  the  United  States, 
Washington,  D.  C,  Sept.,  17  1869."  To  "Genl  H.  Capron."  With 
transcript.    Thanks  for  "the  very  handsome  volume  of  your  Report." 


Third  Session,  Safiirdaj/  Afternoon,  March  13ih 

771.  Sherman-    (William   Tecumseh — Lieuieiiunt-Cjeiieral   in   Civil   War). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  12mo,  "Headquarters  Army  of  the  United  States,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  June  3,  1874."  To  "Hon  ^Ir  ^forrill  Cor  Vermont  & 
M  Sts."  With  transcript.  Regrets  at  not  being  able  to  attend  a 
a  dinner. 

772.  Sherman    (William   Tecumseii — Lieutenant-(ieiieral    in    Civil   War). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Headquarters,  Army  of  the  United  States,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.  Dec.,  23  1874."-'  To  "John  S.  H.  Fogg."  With  bio- 
graphical account,  and  2  portraits. 

".  .  .  the  Surgeon  General  V.  S.  Army  Washington  D.  C.  .  .  .  ioill 
.'tend  iiou  a  circular  p7-cscrihing  all  the  conditions  requisite  for  entering 
the  Medical  Department  U.  S.  Army — 

"/  do  not  think  my  endorsement,  or  that  of  any  one  else,  irould  do 
more  than  to  attract  notice.  ..." 

773.  Sherman    (William   Tecumseii — Lieutenant-General  in   Civil   War). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  i2mo,  "St.  Louis,  Mo.  April  3,  1885."  To  "Hon  T  F 
Bayard — Secretary  of  State  (Department  of  State  Apr.  7  1885  Ee- 
ceived)."    With  transcript,  and  biograpliical  note. 

".  .  .  /  met  this  Empress  during  the  visit  of  Dam  Rideo  in  1S7G,  and 
my  memory  goes  hack  to  the  time  when  she  was  conveyed  a  bride  to 
Brazil  in  the  French  sloop  Belle  Roulc  commanded  by  the  Prince  de  Join- 
ville — from  ichich  I  inferred  a  closer  relationship." 

774.  Shillaber    (Benjamin   P. — American  humorist).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  Svo, 

"Chelsea,  April  21,  1880."'  To  "Mrs.  Robinson."  With  transcript, 
biographical  account,  and  portrait. 

"/  was  very  happy  to  hear  from  you,  thank  you  for  your  letter  and 
the  highly  idealized  Mrs.  P.  which  it  contained  My  Mrs.  P.  never  aspired, 
or  descended,  to  flounces,  and  lace  cuffs  with  mits,  and  the  ornate  cap  is 
antagonistic  to  the  primitive  simplicity  of  the  original.  The  properties 
are  v:ell  preserved,  but  the  'ridicule'  is  missing.  It  gives  a  good  char- 
acter face,  but  the  touching  benignity  is  wanting.  She  is  more  like 
Dickens's  'Old  Soldier'  in  'Copperfield.'  ..." 

776.  Shiras  (George,  Jr. — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
appointed,  1892).  A.L.S.,  Ip.,  12mo,  "March  1893."  To  "Mr.  Ben. 
W.  Austin."  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Regarding  the  recipi- 
ent's collection  of  autographs  and  manuscripts. 

776.  Shirley  (William — Colonial  Governor  of  Massachusetts).  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
8vo,  "Boston,  :May  3d,  1748."  To  "Sir  William  Pepperell."  With 
biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"Three  dai/s  ago  I  received  from  my  son  the  inclosed  copy  of  Baker's 
Petition  ichich  he  found  means  to  deliver  to  the  King  with  his  own  hand, 
and  has,  I  assure  you,  made  an  impression  to  our  disadvantage — You  will 
see  by  the  marked  lines,  the  Comptl.  he  has  made  agt.  us:  and  as  you 
know  ichat  a  scoundrel  he  is.  and  how  generally  he  was  stigmatized  for 
such  in  the  Expedition,  I  neat  not  observe  the  particulars  of  it  to 
you.  ..." 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

777.  Sickles  (Daniel  E. — Ma jor-General  iu  Civil  War).    A.L.S.,  3pp.  12ino, 

"Madrid,  May  16,  1871."  To  "Miss  V.  Botta,  K"ew  York."  With 
transcript,  and  photograph. 

"/  have  received  the  Copies  of  the  puMication  metitioned  in  your  letter 
of  23rd  March  &  those  specially  directed  have  been  duly  delivered  & 
acknoirledged,  the  remainder  have  been  given  to  distinguished  persons 
likely  to  sympathise  with  the  object  and  appreciate  the  work — Among  these 
I  may  mention  the  King — the  Editor  of  the  'Universal'  of  Madrid  ..." 

778.  SiDDONS  (Maky  F.  Scott — Great-granddaughter  of  the  celebrated  ^Irs. 

Siddons).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "61.  Palace  Gardens  Terrace,  Kensing- 
ton -  W.  23.  10.  1881."  To  "Mrs.  Olive  Logan  Sikes."  With  ad- 
dress, and  portraits  of  Mrs.   Siddons. 

"/  should  be  delighted  to  send  you  tivo  Stalls  for  Wednesday  .  .  .  if 
only  for  the  pleasure  of  meeting 'Olive  Logan.'  .  .  .'' 

779.  SiMMS   (W.  GiLMORE — eminent  American  novelist).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 

"Eeceived  at  St.  Louis  10th.  Oct.  1850  Ans'd  at  St.  Louis  Oct  11th. 
1850."  To  "Hon.  Thos.  C.  Reynolds."  With  transcript,  biograph- 
ical account,  and  portrait. 

"...  Have  you  seen  a  work  in  two  duodecimos  entitled  the  Pillars  of 
Hercules,  by  Vrquhart,  M.  P.  a  glance  at  it  persuades  me  that  you  will 
find  it  abundantly  suggestive  of  the  materials  for  an  article,  because  it 
favors  Spain  &  shows  her  brighter  features — it  censures  England  and 
shoios  the  selfish  injustice  of  her  course  toward  Spain  ..." 

780.  Skeat  (Walter  W. — editor  of  Chaucer's  works).     A.L.S.,  3pp.  16nio, 

"1,  Cintra  Terrace  Cambridge  April  29  1876."  With  transcript. 
Regarding  the  recipient's  collection  of  autographs. 

781.  Slave  Bill.     Belcher    (Andrew — Provincial  councillor  of  the  Massa- 

chusetts-Bay  Colony  and  a  gentleman  of  large  estate;  father  of 
Jonathan  Belcher,  Governor  of  Massachusetts).     A.D.S.,  2pp.  folio, 
"Cambridge  21d  September  1681." 
An  exceedingly  rare  Massachusetts  slave  bill. 

Bill  for  "Negroes  for  aut  off  Mr.  John  Usher."  Among  other  entries 
on  the  debtor  side  are, — 

"To  Will  id  in  Welstced  for  passage  of  6  negroes —  £  2  "  S. 

"To  Cash  for  rum  &  provision  for  sd  Negros —  9. 

"To  my  Commission  at  5pr. —                                          '  "  7  "  (5." 
On  the  credit  side  are  the  following  entries, — 

"By  John  Hener  for  one  man  &  icoman  Negros —  £  73. 

"By  Joseph  Rainer  for  one  woman  Negro  "  25. 

"By  Joseph  Hordham  for  one  man  and  woman  Negro  "  48." 

782.  Smith    (F.  Hopkinson — American  artist).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "June 

18/,"  no  year.  To  "Miss  Hersey."  With  transcript.  A  letter  of 
thanks  for  cheque  and  letter. 

783.  Smith  (F.  HorKiNSON — American  artist).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo.    'No  place 

or  date.    To  "Miss  Hersey."    With  transcript. 

"Make  the  title  'The  Value  of  the  Picturesque'  I  will  make  a  new  head 
and  tail,  ..." 


Third  Session,  Satiirda//  ^iftcnuiou .  Murcli  l.Uh 

T84.  Smith  (Sydney — crk-ln-ated  English  divine  and  writer).  A.L.S.,  Ip. 
4to,  "Xovember  11  -  1841,  5G  Green  St,  Grosvenor  Square."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait.    Written  on  green  paper. 

^85.  Smith  (William  F, — Major-General  in  the  Civil  War).  A.L.S.,  4pp. 
8vo,  "1825  Pine  St.  Phila  .March,  11,  '01."  To  "Mr.  Ropes."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

A  Civil  War  lettek  of  gueat  interest,  rt'latiiij,'  to  General  Grant. 

".  .  .  yow  there  is  an  immense  amount  of  labor  in  the  tvork  as  I  have 
laid  it  out — much  more  than  I  thought  for — and  yet  I  thought  it  necea- 
sary  to  go  over  the  whole  ground  to  fix  the  value  of  the  rmult  or  perhaps 
the  value  of  Grant  as  a  General.  I  thought  to  take  this  up  to  show  how 
simple  and  char  a)id  to  the  purpose  were  the  planx  of  .Johnston  as  devel- 
oped hy  his  orders  and  dispat<h< s — )iothing  hut  my  admiration  of  him  as  a 
general  and  my  feeling  that  his  great  nualiiioi  were  unknown  partly  by 
his  never  failing  had  luck  and  partly  by  the  handicap  which  Mr.  Davis 
put  upon  him  and  the  insubordination  which  that  brought  about  in  cer- 
tain of  his  subordinates  who  knew  themselves  strong  in  the  favor  of 
Davis.  .  .  .  In  the  part  omitted  I  speak  of  Grant  with  his  varied  success 
and  unsettled  reputation  at  the  time  he  took  up  the  Command  at  Corinth. 
That  would  shock  many  and  the  official  proofs  of  it  would  not  convince 
people  who  would  he  of  'the  same  opinion  still'  I  wish  you  irere  coming 
on  here  to  put  your  nose  into  the  thing  after  a  bit." 

T86.  Smith   (Sir  William  Sidney — British  Admiral).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  Svo, 

"Tigre,  9  June.  (1798?).     Private."    To  "Sir  Kichard ." 

With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  return  your  two  highly  interesting  papers  with  thanks.  I  send  you 
three  which  have  been  sent  as  interesting  to  me  and  though  the  question 
has  been  hammered  &  battered  in  all  shapes  but  the  right  I  see  they  are 
going  at  it  again  on  imperfect  documents  &.  as  the  french  proverb  sags  'Les 
absents  out  toujours  tort'  I  may  eupect  to  be  the  scapegoat  still.   .    .    . 

"/  send  a  letter  from  Lord  Spencer  one  from  Prince  William  of  Glou- 
cester and  one  from  the  India  house  which  at  least  gives  me  the  satisfac- 
tion of  knowing  that  all  the  world  is  not  of  Mr  Dundar's  opinion  us  to 
the  impolicy  of  my  measures  here.  ..." 

787.  Smith   (Sir  William  Sidney — British  Admiral).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo. 

Xo  place,  no  date.     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"You  observed  no  doubt  my  good  friend  that  the  sea  got  up  &  the  brigg 
got  too  far  to  leward  for  a  weeping  fainting  helpless  Lady  to  be  embarked 
&  the  boat  to  get  hack  in  time  for  us  to  make  sail  ivith  you — so  the 
Diana  went  in  without  the  passengers  for  tchose  reception  her  very  com- 
fortable cabin  was  prepared  ..." 

788.  Snowden    (G.  it. — Xegro  Emigrant  to  Liberia).     A.L.S.,    4pp.    4to, 

"Greenville,  Sinoe  Co.  (Liberia).  Feb.  14,  1859."  To  "Hon.  Lem- 
uel Shaw,  C.J.,  Boston,  Mass."     With  transcript. 

Fine  letter  on  the  political  outlook  in  Lil)oria. 

".  .  .  The  aspat  of  political  and  gorernmental  affairs  in  Liberia  is 
not  now  as  promising  as  might  be  wished,  but  all  are  hopeful  of  change 
now.  The  mother  of  the  French  Slave,  Regina  Coeli,  an  empty  treasury 
and    official    peculations    have    seriously    embarrassed    the    Government, 

[Continued 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

[No.  788 — Continued'] 

ivhile  his  political  opponents  do  not  hesitate  to  charge  the  present  state 
of  things  upon  the  Executive. 

"A  most  remarkable  change  in  puliUc  opinion  relative  to  form  of  gov- 
ernment has  taken  place  within  two  or  three  years,  apparently,  and  per- 
haps really,  the  natural  result  of  the  present  state  of  affairs.  I  cannot 
say  that  such  a  step  will  probably  be  taken  but  I  firmly  believe  that  if 
certain  men  in  Liberia  icere  ambitious  enough  to  undertake  it,  a  quiet 
and  bloodless  coup  d'etat  would  be  an  easy  task.  Indeed,  the  name  of  a 
very  distinguished  Liberian  has  been  objected  to  by  none,  as  candidate 
for  the  Presidency  solely  on  the  ground  that  tvhen  he  ceased  to  be  Presi- 
dent he  would  become  King  ..." 

789.  SxowDEX    (G.    H. — Negro   Emiorant  to   Liberia).     A.L.S.,   2pp.   8vo. 

"Chesapeake  Bay,  Off  Hampden  Eoads,  April  22,  1860."  To  "Lem- 
uel Shaw,  Esq.,"  thanking  Mr.  Shaw  for  help  extended  to  his  brother ; 
Also,— D.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Boston,  G  April,  1860."  Signed  by,— "Eich- 
ard  Fletcher,  Nathaniel  Thayer,  Nathan  Appleton,  Amos  A.  Law- 
rence, David  Sears,  William  T.  Andrews,  and  Lemuel  Shaw,"  as 
subscribers  to  a  fund  to  aid  Charles  Snowden,  brother  of  Gr.  H. 
Snowden,  above,  to  obtain  necessary  supplies,  etc.  to  emigrate  with 
his  family,  to  Liberia.     With  transcripts. 

790.  Southard    (Samuel  L. — Governor  of   New  Jersey;   Secretary  of  the 

Navy;  and  United  States  Senator).  D.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Navy  Depart- 
ment, 1st  Novr.  1826."  To  "Medn.  Chas.  Hayward."  With  por- 
trait. 

791.  SoTHERN  (E.  A.— English  comedian).    Two  A.L.'s  S.,  (1)  Ip.  12mo.  No 

place,  no  date.  To  "Miss  Derby;"  (2)  Ip.  8vo,  "Continental  Hotel." 
To  "?tlrs.  Sikes."    With  biographical  note,  and  2  portraits. 

792.  SouTHEY  (Egbert— eminent  English  author).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Kes- 

wick, 20  March,  1827."  To'^"Mr  J.  A.  Heraud  Junr,  Carey  Street 
Lincolns  Inn."    With  address,  transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  I  am  very  glad  to  hear  that  your  papers  have  found  acceptance 
in  the  Quarterly.  .  .  .  Payment  used  to  be  made  as  soon  as  the  number 
was  published  .  .  .  You  will  probably  receive  ten  guineas  a  sheet,  which 
is  I  believe  the  ordinary  price  paid. 

"Mr  Lockhart  asked  me  if  T  would  write  a  paper  upon  Milton.  I  de- 
clined the  task,  &  advised  him  to  look  for  some  younger  &  more  ambitious 
writer.     He  has  done  well  in  lonlnvg  to  you.  .    .    . 

"The  Editor  of  a  review  trill  always  alter,  with  or  without  reason, 
whatever  comes  under  his  authority.  No  writer  has  ever  suffered  more 
by  this  than  I  have  done.    But  I  have  long  since  ceased  to  complain  of  it. 

''Yon  will  make  a  most  efficient  reviewer.  Only  do  not  aim  at  spark- 
ling too  much.  &  be  sparing  of  antiquated  words. 

"There  is  a  new  edition  of  Mr.  Wordsworth's  poems  in  the  press. — 
which  will  contain  some  new  pieces.  It  irill  come  opportunely  for 
you.  ..." 

793.  SouTiiEY  (Egbert — eminent  English  author).     A.N.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Mon- 

day Morning."  To  "J.  H.  Frere,  Esqr.  Fleming  Villa,  Brompton." 
With  address,  transcript,  and  portrait. 


lliird  Session,  Saturdaji  Aftcniooii.  March  J.ltJi 

79-4.  Sparks  (Jaued — American  historian).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  -ito,  "Cambridge, 
Nov.  loth,  1819."  To  "Hov.  Saml.  Oilman."  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical account,  and  portrait. 

"...  .Is  to  the  elective  Si/.s/rm.  »i//  opinions  arc  Jully  cxprrttscd  in  the 
Inaugural  Attdrcss.  That  sj/sttm  ims  adopted  here  a  few  yearn  ago,  as 
you  are  aware,  very  extensively,  rmhraring  nearly  all  the  departments. 
It  has  gradually  heen  curtailed,  ax  experience  has  proved  its  futility. 
I  was  always  opposed  to  it.  At  present  it  is  confined  to  the  two  upper 
classes,  reaching  only  to  the  modern  languages.  Latin,  Greek,  &  the 
Mathematics.  ..." 

795.  Spencer  (Ambrose — Chief  Justice,  Xew  York  State  Supreme  Court). 

A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  '-Washington,  Jany  30th.  1830."  -To  "Revd.  Mr. 
Sprague."     With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  -Is  regards  Mr.  Campbell,  for  whom  I  hare  conceived  a  very  high 
opinion,  &  ichose  settlement  in  our  church  I  regard  as  most  conspicious, 
I  can  only  say  that  he  has  under  consideration  a  proposal  to  preach  to 
us,  n-ith  a  view  to  a  call — [  think  his  answer  will  he  favorable  &  should 
it  be  so,  if  I  mistake  not  his  character,  &  the  proportion  of  his  mind,  he 
will  not  only  be  eminently  useful,  but  a  great  acquisition  to  you  and  all 
his  brethren  of  the  ministry  in  Albany,  ..." 

796.  Sprague  (Peleg — United  States  Senator  from  Maine,  and  Presidential 

Elector).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  D.  C.  28.  Dec.  1831."  To 
''Andd."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  On 
legal  matters. 

796a.  Stakl-TTolsteix  (Anne  L.  G.  X.,  commonly  railed  Madame  de  Stael — 
eminent  French  woman).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  '"'Sunday  June  12," 
(1815  ?).    To  "Monsieur  Say."    With  transcript,  and  stipple  por- 
trait. 
Letter  iu  French,  a  partial  translation  as  follows, — 
"/  would  have  thanked  you  ere  this  for  your  hook.  Monsieur,  but  in  the 
'midst  of  the  whirlwind  of  Paris.  I  am  not  fit  to  read  it;  and  I  shall  carry 
it  to  Sirilzcrland  in  order  to  study  it.  ..." 

797.  Stanbery   (IIexry — Attorney  General  of  the  United  States).    .A.L.S. 

Ip.  4to,  "Cincinnati,  IMarclv  26/56."  To  "E.  Lane,"  relative  to  a 
decree  of  sale  and  his  departure  for  Washinirton  ;  Also, — A.L.S..  2pp. 
12mo,  "Cincinnati,  0.  Jany.  18,  1865."  To  "The  President,  Wash- 
ington City,"  recommending  Mr.  A.  C.  Sands  for  reappointment  as 
Marshal  of  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio.  AVith  biographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

798.  Stan-ley    (Arthur    P. — Dean   of    Westminster).      A.L.S.,    4pp.,    8vo, 

"Deanery,  Westminster,  Nov.  18.  68."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"I  beg  to  reply  to  your  letter  relating  to  the  proposal  of  a  monument 
to  Leigh  Hunt  in  Poet's  Corner  in  Westminster  Abbey. — 

"You  are  doubtless  aware  that  the  usual  course  on  such  occasions  is  to 
present  an  address  to  the  Dean,  signed  by  such  distinguished  names  as 
will  justify  his  assenting  to  any  request  of  this  nature.  .    .    ." 


Third  Session,  Saturdaij  Afternoon,  March  13th 

T99.  Stanley  (Arthur  P. — Deau  of  Westminster).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  12mo, 
"Mch.  18/74,  Deanery  Westminster."  To  "Spottiswoode."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  icas  in  hopes  that  my  Russian  journey  might  have  suggested 
a  topic,  but,  interesting  as  it  was,  it  gave  me  nothing  to  say  that  I  have 
not  said  before,  except  matters  that  would  not  be  suitable  for  a  lecture 
at  21  .  .  ." 

800.  Stanley  (Arthur  P.— Dean  of  Westminster).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Dean- 

ery, Westminster."  (1876?).  To  "Dr.  Eadcliffe;"  Also,-A.L.S., 
3pp.  8vo,  "Deanery,  Westminster,  Feb.  1,  77,"  regarding  the  decision 
of  the  Bishop  that  plays  should  not  be  performed  in  a  church.  With 
transcript  of  first  letter,  and  portrait. 

801.  Staxtox  (Edwix  M. — Secretary  of  War  in  President  Lincoln's  cabinet). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Steubenville,  Feby.  26,  1842."  To  "Allen  Sotham, 
Esqr,  Senator,  Columbus,  0."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"It  gave  me  great  pleasure  to  perceive  by  the  last  Statesman  that  your 
Bank  Bill  had  passed  the  House.  .   .   . 

"The  Resumption  Bill  seems  to  meet  with  a  hearty  reception  every 
tvhere  and  the  way  in  which  the  democratic  legislature  of  Ohio  was 
spoken  of  in  Washington  made  me  feel  proud  to  be  an  Ohio  demo- 
crat. ..." 

802.  Stantox  (Edwix  M. — Secretary  of  War  in  President  Lincoln's  cabinet). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "San  Francisco,  April  7/58."  To  "Hon.  J.  S.  Black, 
Attorney  General."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Mr  Theodore  L  Schell  of  California  is  an  applicant  for  a  Purscrship 
in  the  Navy.  .  .  .  Personal  acquaintance  and  observation  of  his  capacity 
and  qualifications,  enable  me  to  speak  irith  confidence  of  his  fitness  for 
the  office,  ..." 

803.  Staxtox  (Edwix  M. — Secretary  of  War  in  President  Lincoln's  cabinet). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  July  23,  1861."  To  "Hon  Edward 
Bates."  Also, — A.N.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "War  Department,  Washington, 
June  14.  1862,"  to  "Hon.  E.  Bates,  Atty.  Gen;  "  Also,— A.N.S.,  Ip. 
12mo,  "March  6,  1865,"  to  "Hon.  Mr.  Hooper."  With  transcripts, 
and  portraits. 

The  first  letter  recommends  David  L.  Collier  Esq  of  Nebraska,  for  the 
appointment  of  United  States  District  Attorney  for  Nebraska  territory, 
and  gives  his  family  connections. 

804.  Staxtox  (Edwix  M. — Secretary  of  War  in  President  Lincoln's  cabinet). 

A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  Oct.  15,  1865."  To  "Hon  Thurlow 
Weed."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Mr  Dawson's  note  inith  your  endorsement  in  relation  to  General  Slocum 
has  been  received  .  .  .  There  appears  to  have  been  no  trial,  but  only  an 
ex  parte  investigation,  and  report,  probably  at  the  instance  of  General 
Washburne.  ..." 


Thin]  AScs.sioii,  SdtunJaji  AftiDKiou.  MarcJi    1-ltli 

805.  Stephens  (Ai.exandei:  II. — Keprt'stiitativc  in  Congress  from  Georgia, 
and  Vic-e-President  of  the  Soutliern  Confederacy).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 
"Crawfordsville  Ga.  Ith.  Xoveml)er  1857."  To  "E.  Janeway,  See. 
Riithersophian  Society  Kutirers  College  Xew  Brunswick  X.  J."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Your  favor  of  the  30th  Inst  informing  vir  of  mil  < lection  an  an  hon- 
orary member  of  j/our  Soeieti/  was  reeeired  this  morning.  Alloic  me  to 
return  you  and  your  fellow  members  my  thanks  for  thix  manifestation  of 
their  esteem  and  my  acceptance  of  the  honor  eonfi  rred." 

80G.  Stevens  (Thaddei'S — United  States  Representative  from  Pennsylvania: 
proposed  the  Impeaclmient  of  President  Johnson).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 
"Lancaster  Septr.  22  -  1855."'  To  "Ed.  McPherson,'*  relative  to 
Peter  Martin  being  a  strong  Anti-Slaverv  man ;  Also, — A.L.S.,  Ip. 
12mo,  "Gettysburg  October  23  1893."  to  "Geo.  Alfred  Townsend 
Gapland,''  relative  to  Peter  ^Martin.  With  transcripts,  biographical 
note,  and  portrait. 

807.  Stevens  (Thaddeus — United  States  Representative  from  Pennsylvania; 

proposed  the  Impeachment  of  President  Johnson).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo, 
"Lancaster  April  24  -  1861."  To  "Hon  W/u  B.  Thomas,  Collector." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait.     Relative  to  political  appointments. 

808.  Stevenson  (Adlai  E. — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Bloomington,  Illinois,  Octo  24  -  1906,"  asking  for  a  copy 
of  the  Proceedings  of  the  Senate  and  House  commemorative  of  Sam- 
uel F.  P.  Morse. 

809.  Stevenson  (Adlai  E.— Vice-President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Adlai  E.  Stevenson  Lawver  Bloomington,  111.     Xov.  24, 
1908,"'    To  "Mr  Isaac  Markins  X'ew  York."    With  transcript. 
".    .   .  //  run  truly  be  said  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  nx  it  inix  of  (mother: 
••Xothiiig  /(•((.•<  Wanting  to  his  Glory:  he  was  WmitiiKj  to  mirs." 

810.  Stevenson  (Adlai  E.— Vice-President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  "Adlai  E.  Stevenson  Lawyer  Bloomington,.  111.  Jany  Sd 
1912."  To  "the  Attornev  for  the"  Commonwealth  Boston  :Mass." 
With  transcript.  Regarding  one  Isaac  Sanders,  who  was  in  Charles 
Street  Jail,  Boston.  Also, — A.L.S.  of  James  M.  Swift,  Attorney- 
General  of  ]\Lassachusetts.    Together,  2  pieces. 

811.  Stoudeut    (Benjamin — United   States   Secretarv  of  the   Xavv,    1798- 

1801).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "9  Feby  1804."  To  "Wm.  Whann  Esqr. 
Cashr  Bank  Columbia."  With  transcript,  and  biographical  note. 
On  financial  matters. 

812.  Stoijy  (Joseph — Associate  Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1811).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  Jan'y  13,  1829." 
To  "Messrs.  Hilliard  Gray  &  Co.  Boston,  Massachusetts."    With  tran- 

[Continued 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

[^To.  ^12— Continued] 

script,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  Addressed  franked  with 
Daniel  Webster's  signature. 

"/  yesterday  rceeived  a  letter  from  Mattheiv  Carey  Esq,  in  which  he 
suggests  that  if  the  edition  of  my  Centennial  Discourse  has  heen  already 
sold,  or  has  ceased  to  sell,  there  might  'be  a  handsome  edition  printed  on 
fine  paper  in  long  primer  in  12mo.  &  profitably  sold  for  a  quarter  of  a 
Dollar.  He  thinks  with  a  suitable  notice  in  the  newspapers  such  an 
edition  would  hare  a  great  circulation.  ..." 

813.  Story  (Joseph — Associate  Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1811).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Cambridge,  May  28,  1836." 
To  "Benjamin  Guild,  Esq.  Boston."  With  transcript,  biographical 
note,  and  portrait.  Eegrets  having  to  decline  an  invitation  to  dinner, 
with  mention  of  Chief-Justice  Chipman. 

814.  Story   (Joseph — Associate  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court,  ap- 

pointed, 1811).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "Cambridge  Septr.  19.  1844." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Unusually  long  and  interesting  political  and  personal  letter,  with  men- 
tion of  Henry  Clay. 

"This  is  the  19th  of  September— &.  I  trust  it  may  be  a  day  of  happy 
Augury  for  Mr.  Clay  &  the  whigs.  If  he  should  be  chosen,  as  I  most 
earnestly  pray,  that  he  may.  President  of  the  TJ.  States,  I  cannot  doubt 
that  you  will,  as  you  ought  to,  receive  some  high  mark  of  the  public  con- 
fidence through  him.  I  can  speak  of  you  as  one  always  true  to  Whig 
Principles,  ..." 

S15.  Stoughton  (William — Governor  of  Massachusetts).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 
"Aug.  20th  [1683]."  "For  the  worpff  Joseph  Dudley  Esq.  at  his 
lodgings  in  St.  Pauls  Church  yard  London."  With  address,  tran- 
script, and  biographical  note. 

Veky  fine. 

'^Having  been  afflicted  wth  the  present  epidemical  feavor  &  ague,  I 
despayred  of  icriting  any  thing  to  you  by  Clarke;  And  though  the  ship 
be  delayed  by  the  loeathcr,  &  I  have  now  mist  two  or  three  fits,  yet  I  am 
so  hurried  by  Importunity  to  set  out  this  morning  upon  the  comission 
into  the  Narrowganset  coimtry  (to  what  public  good  I  cannot  tell)  that 
I  can  but  in  extreme  hast  salute  you,  &  give  you  thanks  for  yors  by  Carey, 
who  after  a  long  voyage  arrived  but  on  the  14:th  of  this  Instant.  .  .  . 
I  hear  Carey  brings  newes  of  Joles  s  arival  somewhere  in  the  west.  .  .  . 
&  then  give  us  an  account  of  or  affayres,  as  influenced  by  your  neiv 
powers  &  Instructions,  &  /  mistake  not  if  your  heart  &  hands  prove  not 
fuller  of  buisnesse  &  sorrow  than  hitherto  you  have  found.  I  know  no 
way  for  ourselves  or  you,  btit  fath  &  submission  to  the  holy  will  of  god 
great  revolutions  I  see  are  hastening  every  ichere  &  since  or  poor  cor- 
poration is  like  to  outlive  the  charter  of  so  famous  a  citty  as  London, 
ice  must  compose  ourselves  tvith  the  lesse  regret  to  expect  &  entertain  or 
own  dissolution.   ..." 

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WIIJJAM    ST()r(;HT<)N-(;oVEKX()It   OF  MASSACHUSETTS 

Anto-rar.li  Letter.  SiKiied.     \i^\ 

[No.  815] 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

816.  Stowe  (Harriet  Beecher — American  writer,  author  of  "Uncle  Tom's 

Cabin'').  A.L.S.,  4pp.  12mo,,  "July  11,  1863."  To  "Fred  (Stowe)." 
With  transcript,  biographical  account;,  and  portrait. 

"You  may  imagine  the  anxiety  with  which  ice  icaited  for  news  from 
you  after  the  hattle.  The  first  we  heard  was  on  Monday  morning  from 
the  paper,  that  you  were  wounded  in  the  head.  .  .  .  At  Springfield  that 
night  a  gang  of  pickpockets  hustled  your  father  among  them  as  he  was 
getting  out  of  the  cars  and  took  from  him  his  pocket  hook  containing 
$130.00  and  aU  the  letters  ichich  your  sisters  and  I  wrote  to  you.  .  .  . 
We  must  see  you  and  return  thanks  together  that  your  life  is  saved. 
God  bless  yon.  At  last  you  have  helped  win  a  glorious  victory.  The 
cause  is  triumphant !     God  he  thanked,  .   .   ." 

817.  Stowe  (Harriet  Beecher— American  writer,  author  of  "Uncle  Tom's 

Cabin"').     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Hartford,  Dec.  22,  1867."     To  "Mrs. 

[Bobba.]"     With  biographical  note,  and  2  portraits. 

"Your  note  with  ki)id  invitation  found  mr  just  going  to  the  cars.  In 
a  feiv  weeks  we  shall  pass  through  New  York,  en  route  for  Florida  and 
my  daughters  will  then  he  happy  to  renew  their  acquaintance  ivith  Misses 
Ida  &  Alice.  ..." 

818.  Stowe  (Harriet  Beecher — American  writer;  author  of  "Uncle  Tom's 

Cabin").  A.L.S.,  2pp.  12mo,  "Feb.  15,  1873."  To  "Oliver  John- 
son." AYith  transcript,  biographical  account,  photograph,  and  ad- 
dressed envelope. 

"By  all  means  put  my  name  to  the  paper  you  sent  me  if  of  any  value. 
By  this  mail  I  send  a  note  to  Mr.  Garrison  enforcing  the  request  'on 
my  oxen  hook:  ..." 

819.  Strong    (William — Associate  Justice,  United   States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1870).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  Nov.  9,  1871." 
To  "His  Excellency  The  President  of  the  United  States."  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

"Gen.  Gregory,  the  Marshal  of  the  Eastern  district  of  Pennsylvania, 
having  recently  deceased,  many  excellent  men  are  desirous  that  Gen. 
Charles  M.  Bevort,  of  Philadelphia  should  he  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy, 
and  they  wish  me  to  say  of  him  what  I  know.  ..." 

820.  Strong    (William — Associate  Justice,  United   States  Supreme   Court, 

appointed,  1870).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  Ap.  ll,/87."  To 
"Samuel  Dickson,  Esq.,"  relative  to  the  Philadelphia  celebration; 
Also,— A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Washington,  Ap.  8,  1881,"  to  "Carl  Cratty," 
relative  to  Judge  Swayne's  autograph.     Together,  2  folders. 

821.  Sue  (Eugene — author  of  "The  ^Mysteries  of  Paris").     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo, 

Xo  year.  To  "Monsieur  Pommier."  With  English  transcript,  and 
portrait. 
Letter  in  French.  The  following  is  an  English  translation  of  same, — 
"/  would  he  much  ohliged  to  you,  Sir,  if  you  would  take  the  trouhle  to 
call  tomorrow,  Saturday,  hefore  three  o'clock  .  .  .  I  have  not  a  moment 
to  spare,  occupied  as  I  am  with  the  changes  of  the  drama  of  the  'Mys- 
teries of  Paris.' " 


Tliinl  Session,  Saturdnif  Afternoon,  'March   J-ltJi 

822.  Sue  (Eugene— author  ul"  "Thi"  My.-terie.s  of  Parit^"').    A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo, 

To  "Citizen  Didier,  Piil)lio  accuser."  With  English  transcript,  and 
portrait. 

P]nglisli  tnuis(  ript  reads  in  part. — 

'"You  irnulil  nut  hilurr.  inii  ixntil  AukduI.  hotr  vinch  I  have  hern 
louchvd  hii  j/itur  kind  luul  canlidl  Irttir.  I  hnoir  yon  to  he  ninrne,  and  I 
helierc  you  and  am  happy  to  think  that  you  hare  paxisfd  these  two  days 
without  too  much  ennui:  and  that  you  hare  accepted  and  ircleomed  my 
poor  hospitality  irith  as  much  pleasure  as  it  was  offered  to  you.  ..." 

823.  Sue  (Eugene— author  of  "The  Mysteries  of  Paris'').     A.L.S.,,  Ip.  Svo. 

With  English  transcript  and  portrait. 
Letter  in  French,  a  iiartial  tran.slation  as  follows, — 
"Unfortunately  Sir,  the  person  of  whom  I  spoke  to  you.  and  who  I 
heUered  could  dispose  of  a  poon.  has  not  yet  returned — as  to  the  piece 
of  the  Francaise  I  could  not  .  .  .  till  now  and  I  do  not  dare  to  hope  to 
he  able  to  withdrair  this  little  drama  from  the  Vomedie  Francaise  .  .  . 
more  than  to  submit  it  to  mc — the  only  means  would  be  to  gire  them 
another  work  .   .   .  this  piece  it  is  impossible  for  me  to  think  of  it  ..." 

824.  Sullivan  (James — Governor  of  Mas.sachusetts).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  Svo,  "Bos- 

ton, 10th  -  March  ITST."  To  "His  Excelly.  John  Sullivan,  the 
President  of  Xew  Hampshire.''     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Relative  to  the  claims  of  Ira  Allen. 

'•/  shall  thank  you  for  iiiforntation  of  the  situation  of  Allen's  claim 
whether  your  Legislature  have  done  any  thing,  and  if  any  thing  whatf 
how  much  Land  is  it  probable  will  he  finally  obtained. 

"Our  political  affairs  are  in  the  most  disagreeable  situation,  every 
measure  is  taken  by  the  General  Court  which  can  injure  public  and 
private  Credit  the  whole  syston  or  Jurisprudence  disparaged  and  prop- 
erty rendered  insecure  and  of  little  value.  Whi  re  it  irill  aid  God  only 
knows." 

825.  Sullivan   (Peter  J. — Brevet  Brigadier-General,  United  States  Army, 

and  United  States  Minister  to  the  United  States  of  Colombia). 
A.L.S.,  3pp,  folio,  "United  States  of  Colombia,  Bogota,  Xovr  25th 
18G7."  To  "John  H.  Green,  Esqr.  Ollice  of  Liternal  J\evenue,  Treas- 
ury Department,  Washington  City.''  With  transcript,  and  biograph- 
ical note. 

Fine  letter,  with  mention  of  (ieneral  Grant. 

"That  great  and  good  man  was  made  aware  Of  your  merit  as  a  dis- 
tinguished author  and  writer:  that  while  Editor  Of  the  Catholic  Tdegraph 
at  Cincinnati,  you  had  published  Several  very  able  articles  claiming  that 
through  his  genius  and  unyealding  courage,  the  powerful  rebel  army  was 
defeated  at  Shiloh ;  that  in  one  of  our  great  battles  for  the  Union,  a 
rebel  had  Sent  a  bullet  through  your  body. 

"/  thank  God  that  I  had  the  distinguished  honor  of  Serving  in  the 
terrible  battle  of  Shiloh.  irhich  teas  the  first  Union  iredge  driven  into  the 
heart  of  the  Confediraiy.  under  the  immediate  eye  of  that  greatest  of 
Soldiers  and  purest  of  patriots — 'CJenkk.\l  United  States  Gr.xnt'  as  we 
used  to  call  him  in  the  Army  of  the  Mississippi. 

"He,  not  like  Caesar  stained  with  the  destruction  of  his  country, 
which   had  existed  as  a  kind  of  a  repub  for  upwards  of  One  Thousand 

[Continued 


Third  Session,  Saturdcuj  Afternoon,  March  13th 

[N'o.  825 — Continued'] 

Years,  has  Saved  the  great  modern  republic  of  the  United  States  from 
disintegration  and  decay,  and  toho,  without  a  rival,  can  and  will  still 
preserve,  and  let  the  Rcpuhlir  vhich  he  has  made  glorious  repose  icith 
safety,  in  the  arms  of  Us  JiaUimnic  Sov£rng — the  tohnle  united  people. 
Then  it  tcill  live  to  rel)itl-(    (uid  nform  its  would  he  destroyers.   ..." 

826.  Sullivan     (William — lawyer,     member     Massachusetts    Lesislature). 

A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "Boston  Oct.  24.  1814."  To  "Hon.  Mr.  Miller, 
in  Congress,  Washington."  AVith  transcript,  two-page  printed  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  It  is  difficult  to  say  what  our  convention  will  do. — Events  which 
may  he  expected  loithin  the  next  60  days  loill  prohaMy  have  a  great 
influence  on  the  proceedings  of  that  body —  The  States  must  he  defended — 
the  United  States  tcill  not  defend  them —  Can  tve  consent  to  pay  millions 
and  millions  to  he  spent  in  electioneering  or  in  hopeless  invasion,  and 
also  to  pay  all  the  charges  of  preparing  to  repell  invasion  of  ourselves? 
We  cannot.  May  we  refuse  to  permit  the  collection  of  so  much  as  may 
he  necessary  for  our  defence? —  This  tcill  be  direct  collision  tcith  the 
General  Government. —  Perhaps  some  middle  course  may  he  found  out  by 
Yankee  cunning. —  One  thing  the  convention  may  do — they  may  declare 
or  resolve  that  they  think  that  peace  ought  to  he  made  on  certain 
terms  ..." 

827.  Sumner  (Chaeles — opponent  of  Slavery;  United  States  Senator  from 

Massachusetts).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Boston  Oct.  31st  1844."  Passage 
copied  from  the  'Inferno.'  With  transcript;  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Sara- 
toga-28th  Aug.  55."  To  "Saml.  D.  Dole  Esq.,"  relative  to  an  invi- 
tation which  he  must  decline.  With  transcript;  A.L.S.,  2pp.  12mo, 
"Washington  1st  Jan  '74."  To  "Mr.  Smith,"  relative  to  the  'little 
pluck  among  the  colored  representatives.  They  are  considering  how 
to  surrender  the  Civil  Rights  Bill.  .  .  .'  With  biographical  note, 
and  portrait. 

828.  Sumner  (Charles — opponent  of  Slavery;  United  States  Senator  from 

Massachusetts).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  12mo,  Washington  8th  Dec  -  '55." 
To  "Hon  Mr  Zoeson,  Jr."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  saw  at  once  that  it  was  not  in  my  power  to  aid  you.  It  is 
the  representatives  &  not  the  senators  who  exercise  the  patronage  with 
regard  to  West  Point  &.  also  the  Navy;  &  I  am  heartily  glad  of  it.  ..." 

829.  Sumner  (Charles — opponent  of  Slavery;  United  States  Senator  from 

Massachusetts).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  12mo,  "Boston  22  Aug.  '60."  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  Letter  inlaid.  Encloses 
$44,  on  account  of  bill  for  portraits. 

830.  Sumner  (Charles — opponent  of  Slavery;  United  States  Senator  from 

Massachusetts).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Boston  15th  Aug.  '66."  With 
transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  ,  /  look  with  great  anxiety  to  affairs  at  home  &  abroad.  At  home 
present  peace  &  a  solid  reconstruction  are  postponed  &  jeoparded  by  the 
madness  of  the  President.  Abroad  the  elements  seem  to  be  in  commo- 
tion. The  French  claim  to  the  Rhine  promises  war.  All  Germany  ivill 
resist  it.  ..." 


TJt'ird  Session.  Saiurdaji  Afternoon,  March  IStli 

S31.  Sumner  (Ciiaijles — oppouent  ^^i  Slavery;  United  .States  .Senator  from 
Massathusetts).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo.  "Boston  7th  July  'G9."  To  a 
friend  in  Lowell,  Massachusett!-.     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

832.  SwAYNE  (X.  II. — appointed  hy  President  Lincoln  as  Justice  of  the  Su- 

preme Court  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Washington, 
Feb.  28,  1865."  To  "lion.  Janios  Speed,  Atty-General."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  hcg  to  introduce  to  jiour  (icquainttuicr  mil  fririid  the  Ilmi.  J.  M.  Kuut 
of  Ohio.  .   .   .  o)ic  of  the  ablest  men  at  the  bar  of  Ohio.  ..." 

833.  Taft  (AVilliam  II.— 2:th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

8vo,  "The  President's  Cottajje,  Beverly,  Massachusetts,  Sept.  10th, 
1909."  To  "J.  H.  Benton,  L.L.D.  Ames  Building,  Boston,  Mass." 
With  addressed  envelope,  stamped,  and  portrait  of  Ex-President 
Taft. 

Letter  of  thanks  in  acknowledgement  of  the  receipt  of  Mr.  Beiitoirs 
"Story  of  the  Old  Boston  Town  House." 

834.  Talfoukd  (Thomas  N. — Enjjlish  dramatist  and  essayist).    A.L.S.,  2pp. 

8vo,  "Autrust  4,  London."  To  "Edward  Moxon,  Esq."  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

".  .  .  I  mean  to  prepare  the  neat  little  volume  I  spoke  of  some  time 
ago  to  be  ready  by  Christmas,  contains  the  Citizen  Speeches  RetibiLs — 
d:c;—biit  it  will  he  time  enough  to  begin  it  on  my  return.  I  have  sent 
your  letter  to  Wadsworth  today  .  .  .  I  have  received  Lord  Leigth's  poems 
— &  do  not  knoiv  tchetthcr  they  have  been  so  sent  a.<t  to  r( ndcr  it  proper 
for  me  to  aeknoiclcdge  them  by  note  to  the  noble  author,  or  only  & 
verbally  through  you.  ..." 

835.  Taxaka  (I. — chief  librarian  of  the  Imperial  Library  of  Japan).     L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Imperial  Library  of  Japan,  Uyeno  Park,  Tokyo,  June 
7,  1909."  To  ":Mr.  Josiah'H.  Benton,  Boston  Public  Library,  Bos- 
ton, Mass."  Acknowledging  receipt  of  two  copies  of  the  "Working  of 
the  Boston  Public  Library,"  and  a  copy  of  "The  Story  of  the  Old 
Boston  Town."  With  printed  acknowledgment  in  Japanese  of  the 
same. 

836.  Taxey  (Rogek  Brooke — Chief  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1836).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "Frederick,  April  30,  1817." 
To  "The  Ilonble  Nicholas  Brice,  Baltimore."  With  transcript,  bio- 
graphical note,  and  portrait. 

"Mr.  Para  placed  in  my  hands  for  collection  a  claim  against  Mr.  T. 
Buchanan  for  money  due  the  late  Mrs.  Chew.  My  interview  with  Mr. 
Paca  was  a  very  short  one,  but  if  I  understand  the  ease  rightly  there  is  a 
difference  of  opinion  between  Mr.  Paca  &  Mr.  Buchanan  about  the  rent 
from  Novr.  10,  1799,  to  April  1,  ISOO.  I'pon  a  careful  cramination  of  the 
papers  I  see  nothing  that  can  support  the  claim  against  Mr.  Buchanan 
but  the  mortgage  of  Locker  to  Fitzhugh — &  upon  that  mortgage  it  seems 
to  be  clear,  that  nothing  can  be  recovered  for  the  period  above  men- 
tioned.— In  addition  to  this  I  have  seen  a  statement  in  writing  from 
Mr.  John  Buchanan,  that  he  had  seen  Mr.  Chew's  written  assent  to  the 
provision  that  had  been  made  for  her  by  the  mortgage.  Under  these 
circumstancci  I  think  it  impoxxible  to  move  against  Mr.  Buchanan  the 
rent  for  the  period  above  mentioned.  ..." 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  Mareh  13th 

837.  Taney  (Eogek  Brooke — Chief  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
appointed,  1836)-  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Washington,  March  1,  1864." 
To  "E.  B.  Taney  Campbell,  Baltimore."  With  transcript,  biograph- 
ical note,  and  portrait. 

"...  3Iaria  &  Mr.  Allison  have  sent  me  their  photographs, — &  / 
have  placed  them  in  a  douhle  frame  &  hung  them  up  in  my  bedroom. 
Aslc  your  father  &  dear  mother  to  send  me  theirs,  as  wish  to  place  them 
together  &  by  the  side  of  Mr.  Allison  &  Maria.  ..." 


838.  Taxey  (Eoger  Brooke — Chief  Justice,  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
appointed,  1836).  A.L.S.,  5pp.  4to,  "Baltimore,  Feby  7,  1786." 
To  "The  Honble  S.  Smith,  Washington;"  Also,— Treasury  Depart- 
ment Permit,  signed  in  the  autographs  of, — "E.  B.  Taney,  Secretary 
of  the  Treasury,"  and  "Saml  Swartwout,  Esqr.,  Collector  of  Cus- 
toms, 'New  York,"  Ip.  4to,  "Treasury  Department,  May  26th,  1834," 
granting  permission  to  Messrs.  G.  G.  &  S.  Howland,  to  import 
goods  from  Trieste.  With  transcript  of  letter,  biographical  note, 
and  two  portraits. 

Very  important  letter,  giving  his  opinion  on  tlie  treaty  riglits  in 
connection  with  Georgia  lands  ceded  by  tlie  Indians. 

".  .  .  It  tcoiild  seem  to  me  however  that  rights  once  vested  in  a  third 
party  by  a  treaty  cannot  be  taken  aicay  without  the  consent  of  the  party 
so  interested. —  When  the  parties  to  the  treaty  are  alone  interested,  they 
may  alter  and  modify  the  treaty  as  they  please  because  they  are  dealing 
with  their  own  rights  and  not  u'ith  the  rights  of  others.  But  as  soon  as 
a  treaty  is  ratified  it  becomes  the  f^uprcmc  law,  and  any  peculiar  right 
xchich  an  individual  citizen  in  a  state  has  acquired  under  it,  distinct 
from  the  nation  at  large  becomes  a  vested  legal  right  and  cannot  be  taken 
away  without  their  consent.  In  this  view  of  the  subject  I  should  think, 
that  the  right  thus  acquired  could  not  be  devested  by  the  treaty  making 
power — nor  indeed  by  the  Legislative  power  of  congress  according  to 
the  principals  of  moral  justice,  and  sound  Legislation.  For  the  potcer  & 
the  right  must  never  be  cotifounded  together. — 

"In  relation  to  the  act  of  1793, — in  that  case  no  third  parties  were 
interested. — There  was  no  actual  tear  which  put  an  end  to  treaties. — 
But  it  was  supposed  that  the  conduct  of  France  had  absolved  the  U.  S. 
from  the  obligations  of  the  treaty.  If  I  am  right  in  these  facts,  a  Legisla- 
tive act  was  supposed  necessary  to  put  an  end  to  the  ohligations  of  the 
treaty.  .  .  .  could  not  rightfully  repeal  a  treaty  by  which  certain  rights 
tcere  vested  in  Georgia  unless  Georgia  consented  to  relinquish  the  rights 
she  had  acquired.  The  difficulty  in  that  case  must  I  presume  be  in  the 
facts. — //  the  persons  who  made  the  first  treaty  had  no  right  to  cede  the 
lands  to  the  extent  mentioned  in  the  treaty  then  it  would  not  bind  those 
xcho  did  not  assent  to  it. —  The  U.  S.  obtained  by  the  treaty  all  that  the 
parties  to  it  had  a  right  to  cede,  but  could  obtain  nothing  more.  They 
could  not  grant  beyond  what  they  had.  But  if  the  chiefs  who  signed  the 
first  treaty  had  a  right  to  treat  in  behalf  of  the  nation  it  would  seem  to 
me  to  be  very  clear  that  no  subsequent  treaty  could  devest  the  rights  of 
Georgia  acquired  under  the  first.  Whether  or  not  the  chiefs  who  signed 
the  first  treaty  had  a  right  to  contract  in  behalf  of  the  nation,  is  a  fact 
upon  which  of  course  I  am  unable  to  form  an  opinion.  ..." 


Third  ASc.s.sion,  Safurddi/  Afternoon,  March   11th 

839.  Taylor  (Z.u  h.\i;y— 12th  Presideut  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  Ip. 
4to,,  "Fort  Seidell,  8th  March  1822."  To  "Majr.  \\ .  Bradford.  Fort 
Smith,  Arkansas''  (sic). 

"Thin  trill  be  handed  j/nu  hy  my  friiml  Sitrycmt  Thux.  Imh-hoh  of  the 
r.  .s'.  Army,  .  .  .  duriug  his  .stay  at  your  place,  any  attention  it  may  be 
in  your  pou'er  to  el-tend  to  him,  will  eonfer  an  obligation." 

8-10.  Taylor  (Zachary— 12th  President  of  the  United  States).  A.X.S.,  Ip. 
8yo,  "Cincinnati  Ohio  i8th  June  1824."  To  "Capt.  John  Weaver." 
Xote  to  pay  K.  C.  Parker,  $70  in  demand.    With  portrait. 

841.  Taylor  (Zachary— 12th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

8vo,  "Octr.  7th,  1848."  To  "Mr.  John  Copaland."  Accepting  an 
invit<itioii  to  dine.    AVith  portrait,  and  transcript  of  letter. 

842.  Taylor  (Zachary— 12th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "Baton  Eoiige  Louisiana,  December  Gth,  1848.''  To  "Miss 
Lucy  H.  Jones,  178  Market  Street,  Philadelphia."  Signed  as  Major- 
Gcneral  in  the  U.  S.  Army.    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"On  my  return  here  a  day  or  two  since  from  New  Orlran.s  where  I 
had  been  on  official  duty.  I  had  the  plea.<<ure  to  rcceire  your  rery  kind  and 
acceptable  letter,  with  a  few  lines  from  your  father  embraced  in  the  same, 
of  the  13th,  ulto,  asking  a  lock  of  my  hair,  which  request  is  icith  pleasure 
complied  icith;  among  it  you  will  find  as  many  if  not  more  gray  or 
white  than  black  hair,  which  I  flatter  myself  will  not  be  the  less  prized 
on  that  acct.  as  they  have  been  bleached  while  in  the  serriee  of  our 
common  country.  ..." 

843.  Tennyson'  (Alfred,  Lord — poet-laureate  of  England).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo, 

"Fan-ingford,  Freshwater,  Isle  of  Wight,  Jan.  26.  187*4."  AVith 
portrait. 

••/  ncrer  (niswer  these  queries — they  come  too  thick. 

'•However,  I  may  7-emark  that  I  have  not  written  'that  other  Xd-  to  in' 
apparently  your  'contemptuous'  parson  has  never  heard  of  the  '2d  Advent. 

"There  teas  a  fair  way  for  him  to  walk  in,  but  lie  puts  his  own 
stumbling  block  there  on  &  when  he  has  broken  his  shins  against  it. 
would  fain  break  my  head  too.   ..." 

844.  Terry    (Ellen — eminent  English  actress).     A.L.S.,   Ip.  8vo,  "March 

3  -  88."  To  "Major  Pond."  With  transcript,  and  2  portraits,  one 
of  which  is  an  autographed  photograph. 

"FAcr  so  many  thanks  for  your  letter.  I  have  written  to  Mrs.  Beecher 
&  told  her  I  wd.  go  to  her  on  Monday — over  to  Brooklyn — The  dear  lady 
seems  down  hearted — as  indeed  she  might  be.  now — alone — when  once 
it  was  so  different!    My  heart  aches  for  her." 

84d.  TiiACKER.\Y  (William  Makepeace — popular  English  novelist  and  hu- 
morist). A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Xew  York,  Jan  2r)th"  (1852).  To 
James  T.  Fields  (Boston).    With  portrait. 

"New  Orleans  scons  a  very  long  way  off,  &  /  am  thinking  whether  t 
could  not  employ  my  time  as  well  in  re-visiting  lioston,  as  in  going  so  fur 
Siouth.  Tell  me  if  you  think  they  would  like  the  Lreturcs  over  again  in 
April,  in  wh.  case  means  might  be  taken  to  bring  me  to  Boston." 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

846.  Thomas  (George  H. — Major-General  in  the  Civil  War).  A.L.S..  Ip.  8vo, 

"Camp  near  Williamsport,  Md.,  June  23,  1861."  To  "Mr.  E.  An- 
thon5\"     With  transcript,  biographical  account,  and  portrait. 

"Your  -favour  of  the  IMli  inst  was  received  yesterday.  It  would  afford 
me  much  pleasure  to  comply  ivith  your  request,  hut  we  are  noiv  so  far 
in  the  interior  that  we  are  entirely  out  of  the  reach  of  photographic 
operators.   ..." 

847.  Thomas   (George  H.— Major-General' in  the  Civil  War).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

8vo,  "Louisville,  Ky.  January  11,  1865."  To  "Hubert  P.  Mann." 
With  transcript,  biographical  account,  and  portrait.  Eelative  to  his 
autograph. 

848.  Thomas  (Isaiah — celebrated  New  England  printer).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo, 

"Worcester,  April  23d.  1790."  To  "Messrs  Hudson  &  Goodwin," 
relative  to  the  purchase  of  blue  color  bonnet  papers;  Also,- — A.L.S., 
2pp.  8vo,  "Worcester,  Novr.  9th  1792."  To  "Mr.  Isaac  Beers 
Newhaven,"  relative  to  his  almanacks  and  an  order  for  books  from 
Boston.    With  portrait. 

849.  Thompson  (E.  W.— Secretary  of  the  Xavy).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "House 

of  Eep:  13.  Deer.  1847."  To  "Jno.  T.  Mason."  With  transcript,  and 
portrait.  Eegarding  the  application  of  AV.  W.  Tilley,  for  midship- 
man. 

850.  Thompson   (Smith — Associate  Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme 

Court,  appointed  in  1823).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Navy  Department, 
March  10th  1819."  To  "George  C.  Eead,  Esqr,  Commanding  U.  S. 
Ship  Hornet,  Boston."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 

"...  the  Honhle.  John  Forsyth,  and  Suite,  consisting  of  only  two 
Gentlemen,  will  emharli  on  hoard  the  Hornet,  under  your  command,  at 
Boston;   ..." 

851.  ThompsoiN"    (Smith — Associate  Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme 

Court,  appointed  in  1823).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Washington,  Jany. 
12,  1824."  To  "Benjn.  F.'  Butler,  Esq."  With  transcript,  biograph- 
ical note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  ivas  not  aivare  of  any  taxes  being  due  oti  my  2  tcoodlots  on 
the  hill  I  supposed  the  property  rented  for  something  and  that  Mr 
Bloodgood  kept  the  taxes  paid  up.  .  .  .  My  rents  on  my  houses  I  have 
appropriated  otherwise,  and  have  requested  Mr.  Van  Buren  to  authorize 
you  to  advance  for  me  ichatever  is  necessary,  ..." 

852.  Thorndike  (Israel-— Boston  merchant;  Captain  of  the  Privateer  "War- 

ren" during  the  American  Eevolution).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Boston 
16th  Feby,  1818."  To  "Messrs.  Th.  M  &  Eich'd  Willing,  Philadel- 
phia."   Eelative  to  certiilcates  of  public  stock. 


Third  Session,  SdliinUui  Aftcninon.  March   I.ltJi 

853.  TocQiEviLLE  (Alkxis  de — French  statesman  and  author).  A.L..S.,  6pp. 
8vo.  "Cannes.  l)ej)artnient  of  the  War.  St-pt.  l!*,  '."(S."  With  French 
and  Enj.dish  transcripts,  and  portrait. 

Letter  in  French.     The  following  is  a  imrtiiil  translMtiini  t>f  same, — 

"The  Inst  time  you  wrote  inc  you  irac  kind  enough  to  trll  ttn  that  if  1 
had  need  of  any  neiv  information  in  your  poiccr  to  yire  mr,  that  you 
would  (jtadly  funiifih  it. 

•'I   trish   to  take  advantage  of  this  kindnenn  again. 

"My  friend,  Mr.  Davis,  trho,  as  I  helieve  I  have  told  you,  /.s  Suyerin- 
tendent  of  Customs  of  a  part  of  yormandy  would  like  very  much  to 
know/whether  or  not  in  Englatid  the  .vawr  as  in  Franee  the  corps  of 
Customs  Inspectors  hehDujs  exclusively  to  the  Customs  Department  or 
whether  it  does  not  consist  of  a  certain  military  and  naval  force  put  at 
the  special  disposition  of  th(  Customs  Service  hy  the  govevnment.  but 
which,  moreover,  may  he  used  in  crccptional  cases  for  any  other  public 
service?  ..." 

851.  TocQUEVii.LE  (Alexis  de — French  statesman  and  author).  A.L.8.  (in 
French),  2pp.  8vo,  "Paris,  Sunday  ^lornin^j;.'"  To  "^lonsieur  Sum- 
ner, L  bis  rue  des  l)eaux  arts,  Paris."'  Witli  acklress,  English  tran- 
script, and  wax  seal. 

English  transcript  of  one  paragraph  reads,— 

".  .  .  I  can  easily  obtain  the  report  of  M.  Sognet  ['!]  and  I  believe 
also  that  of  M.  Bouchard.  As  fc)r  the  documents  which  will  be  published 
in  support  of  the  latter,  the  difficulty  will  be  perhaps  much  greater.  This 
publication  icill  form,  I  think,  several  volumfx.  and  I  do  not  knoiv 
whether  each  representative  will  be  able  to  obtain  more  than  one  copy.  .  ." 

855.  ToDi)  (Thomas — Associate- Justice  of  tlie  United  States  Supreme  Court, 

appointed  in  180^).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Frankfort.  Deer.  20th  1799."' 
To  "Col.  Thomas  Todd."  With  transcript,  biogr^iphical  note,  and 
portrait.  Relative  to  Colonel  Todd's  nomination  for  governor  of 
Tennessee. 

856.  Tompkins  (Daniel  D. — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S., 

Ip.  -Ito,  "Albany,  March  11,  1816."  To  "Archd.  Mc.Intyre,  Esq." 
With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  portrait.  In  relation  to  the 
signing  of  warrants  in  the  case  of  the  claims  of  George  Clarke  and 
confiscated  estates. 

857.  Tourgueneff  (Ivan — Russian  noveli.st).     A.L.S.,  in  French,  -Ipp.  Svo, 

"Baden,  7  Schillerstrasse,  July  26,  67."  With  English  transcript, 
and  portrait. 

A  partial  translation  reads  as  follows, — 

"/  have  just  looked  over  the  first  chapters  of  "Smoke"  in  the  Corres- 
pondent, and  I  frankly  admit  to  you  that  I  have  not  Itern  tilde  to  avoid 
a  feeling  of  sorrow  at  seeing  my  )iame  signed  to  a  work  which  swarms — 
it  is  necessary  to  say  it — with  mistakes  and  absurdities.  You  have  not 
paid  attention  to  the  corrections  which  I  hastened  to  send  you  through 
I  A[.   Merimce;   it   teas   then   useless,   to   say    the   least,    to   send   me   these 

proofs.  I  do  not  complain  of  the  supprt  ssions.  softening  of  crpressiotis, 
etc. — which  you  hare  thought  nece.<tsary — but  I  cannot  admit  that  I 
should  be  made  to  say  'heir'  tvhere  I  said  'black.'  ..." 


Third  Sessio7i,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

858.  TouRGUEXEFF    (IvAX — Russian  novelist).     A.L.S.,  in  French,   Ip.  Svo, 

"50,  Eue  De  Doiiai  Paris  Wednesday  Evening  April  6."  With  Eng- 
lish transcript,  and  portrait. 

A  partial  translation  reads  as  follows, — 

"/  would  have  been  very  glad  to  put  myself  at  your  service  and  to 
make  myself  useful  to  our  association  to  the  limit  of  my  ability;  but  you 
speak  of  May  1,  and  I  shall  be  on  my  way  to  Russia  on  April  15. —  Paul 
Viardot  is  in  the  same  position,  he  has  accepted  an  engagement  for 
England  ..." 

859.  Tree  (Ellen — English  actress).    A.L.S.,  4pp.  12nio.  "London,"  no  year. 

To  "Miss  Conner."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  should  be  sorry  to  feel  that  one  who  seems  formed  and  has 
been  educated  for  something  superior  should  he  doomed  to  a  country 
actress  life.    Keep  clear  of  such  a  fate  my  dear  girl.  ..." 

860.  Trollope  (Anthony — English  novelist).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Waltham 

House,  Waltham  Cross.  8  May  1867."  To  "Mr.  Enoch."  With  tran- 
script, and  two  portraits. 

"Will  you  ask  2Ir.  Smith  lohethcr  he  irlll  ohl'igr  me  with  3  copies  of 
the  completed  —  Land  Chronicle.  If  so.  irill  you  address  one  copy  to 
my  wife  here,     one  copy  to  Mrs.  Milton."'' 

861.  Trumbull  (Jonathan — Governor  of  Connecticut).     A.L.S.,  3pi3.  Svo, 

"Lebanon,  March  30//^,  17T2."'  To  "Eev.  Mr.  Benj.  Trumbull." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

An  important  letter  on  historical  matters,  of  unusual  length. 

"/  have  extracted  from  the  Manuscript  New  England  History  wrote 
by  the  Honble  John  Winthrop  Esqr,  first  Governor  of  the  Massachusetts 
Bay,  many  things  relative  to  the  Colony,  together  ivith  some  other  re- 
markables ;  which  I  have  comitted  to  the  care  of  Roger  Sherman  Esq.  to 
communicate  to  you.  to  be  returned  to  me  at  the  Election  in  May  ne.rt. 
I  shall  go  on  to  extract  what  I  find  further  relative  to  this  Colony,  till 
the  conclusion  of  His  History,  irliich  Ends  in  1G44.  /  hare  many  other 
original  papers,  which  Mr  Winthrop  h(tx  farovrcd  mc  icith,  irliich  I  had 
time  only  to  see  that  they  will  mmiii  of  them  he  useful  in  writing  a 
History  of  the  Colony.  .  .  .  I  iri.sh  you  success  therin,  and  to  afford  you 
'  any  help  in  my  I'oircr. —  Imagine  the  Earliest  Times  of  the  Colony  trill 

be  attended  ivith  the  most  difjiculty  to  collect  the  Facts  icith  suffic;f>it 
certainty, — wherein  the  great  Excellency  of  a  History  consists.  .  .  . 
May  the  Divine  presence  and  Blessing  accompany  you  in  all  your  Labours 
for  the  Public,  and  the  Benefit  of  the  Souls  under  your  charge — as  well 
as  every  Family  Farour," —  then  follows  lengthy  historiral  data  of  great 
importance. 

[See  Illustration] 

862.  Trumbull    (Jonathan — Governor  of  Connecticut).     A.L.S.,   Ip.  8vo, 

"Lebanon,  4  May  1777."  To  "Andrew  Huntington."  With  tran- 
script, biographical  account,  and  portrait. 

"As  you  have  a  larger  Quantity  of  Rum  in  your  Custody  belonging  to 
the  Commisay  General  than  is  thought  safe  &  prudent  to  remain  in 
Norwich  at  this  Time  it  is  the  Opinion  &  Advice  of  the  Governor  & 
Council  that  a  Part  of  sd.  Rum  be  removed  ivithout  Delay  towards  Hart- 
ford, ..." 


J]ft.4^*^^/r^ ,  ^^f*^e..  4^n^*iltl^e^^t.-y^  ^^^  ,^^je«^<ss:^7  >»^<^>^  /^*^^^ 
J-r^r^i-^  /*'/^-    ^/tZff^^  A*^  A^f^'i^''J~znj^ i!iA^^^,tJ^^^ 


JONATHAN   TRUMBULI.— (U)VEUNOR    OF   CONNECTICUT 

Autograph  Letter,  Signed.     1772 

[No.  861] 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

8G3.  TkujMBULL  (Jonathan — Governor  of  Connecticut).  A.L.8.,  Ip.  4to, 
"Lebanon,  23cl  March,  1804/"  To  "Eevd.  Saml.  Parker  D.  D.  Corre- 
spondg  Secty.  Boston."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and  por- 
trait. 

"/  receive  with  much  respect  the  Certificate.  irhicJi  the  'I'ntstces  of 
the  Massa  Society  for  promoting  Agriculture,  have  been  pleased  to  Iraus- 
mit  to  me,  admiting  me,  as  an  Honorary  Member  into  their  usefull  & 
respectable  Society — /  pray  you.  Sir,  to  communicate  to  the  Society,  the 
high  Estimation  in  which  I  hold  this  Testimony  of  their  regard,  .    .    ." 

864.  Trumbull    (Lyman — United    States   Senator   from    Illinois).      A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "Washington  Jan}'  2,  187  L'"  To  "Rev.  Dr.  Adams."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

Regrets  not  being  able  to  take  part  in  the  m(>eting  at  the  Academy 
of  Music  to  express  to  United  Italy  the  feeling  of  the  Ameiican  people. 

"...  The  opening  of  Italy  to  liberal  ideas,  &  the  unloc1,-ing  of  Rome 
itself  to  the  adrancing  civilization  and  intelligence  of  the  nineteenth 
century,  are  great  erents  in  the  world's  history.  If  ivith  ciril  and  reli- 
gious freedom  guaranteed  to  all,  the  mysteries  and  doctrines  of  Rome  can 
stand  the  test  of  free  thought  and  free  discussion,  let  thcin  prcrait  and 
become  universal;  if  not,  let  them  give  tray  to  a  purer  faith  and  a  higlier 
and  better  civilization.  ..." 

865.  Trumbull  (Lyman — L'nited  States  Senator  from  Illinois).     A.L.S.,  fp. 

8vo.  "Chicago,  Jany  2/84."  To  "Dr.  E.  Tngals."  With  [jortrait. 
With  mention  of  his  photograph,  on  Lincoln  letters. 

866.  TUPPER  (]\1artin  F. — author  of  "Proverbial  Philosophv").     A.L.S.,  -Ipp. 

12mo,  "Guildford,  May  29  -  18(i2."  To  ".Mr.  .Mayer.'"  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

To  an  American  correspondent,  written  during  the  Civil   War. 

"...  How  terrible  is  the  state  of  your  poor  country:  &  the  end.  is  not 
yet  to  be  guessed  or  prophesied  :  all  this  will  throw  you  back  a  Century,  & 
will  break  you  up  into  the  condition  of  Monte  Video,  Chiti.  Vruguay  <6c 
rf-c.  For  my  part  I  e.veerate  the  traitors  who  have  so  destroyed  your 
Great  Oneness:  but.  to  my  judgment,  it  is  gone  forever,  like  a  broken 
egg  .   .   ."' 

867.  Tyler  (John— 10th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  ;5pp.  4to. 

"Gloucester-place  Jan.  23.  1837."  To  "Hon.  IL  A.  Wise."  With 
l)iographical  note,  and  portrait. 

A    HIGHLY    IMPORTANT    POLITICAL    LETTEH. 

"/  have  watched  with  no  small  interest  the  proceedings  of  Ulic  party.' 
on  the  subject  of  the  Tariff  and  I  have  felt  the  deepest  an.rictii  that 
the  Southerners  should  fall  in  to  Cambrelings  move  and  loudly  demand 
the  reduction  of  the  duties —  Wheti  I  voted  for  the  compromise  Act.  I 
did  so  in  the  best  faith.  .  .  .  for  altho  the  manufacturing  interest  had 
greatly  violated  the  rights  of  the  South,  and  had  brought  us  near  to  civil 
war,  yet  I  felt  as  an  American  and  ivas  therefore  well  disposed  to  let 
down  the  system  by  slow  degrees  Seven  years  were  asked  for  and  with 

;  others  I  readily  granted  it.  .    .   . 

■  "They    represent    Pennsylvania.    N.    York,    Maine.    Connecticut    New 

Hampshire  Rh.  Island,  a   majority  of  the  Manufacturing  States,  and   1 

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[No.  ^0,1— Continued] 

icoiild  put  ihiir  sinccriti/  to  the  text —  The  South  .should  uinkc  loud  calls 
upon  thrill  to  prcsH  forward.  .  .  .  CamhrcUntiK  hill  .should  tie  conaidrrcd 
as  the  first  meihsure  of  the  sessinn — Hut  mark.'  it  i.s  a  m«re  fdnt —  They 
mean  if  possible  to  eonfinc  the  sales  of  public  lands  to  actual  settlers  and 
the  revenue  from  imports  trill  be  found  not  more  than  sufficient  to  meet 
their  economical  expenditures — /  irant  the  pea-vincrs  exposed  if  indeed 
they  are  pea-rining  it.  ..." 

"One  word  about  the  past — The  double  shotted  ticket  killed  us  added 
to  the  fact  that  our  hading  paper  played  altogether  for  the  Northern 
States —  They  sub-stant tally  dropped  Judge  M'hite  and  took  up  Harrison — 
This  caused  the  thin  turn  out  in  tide  water  Virginia  and  lost  us  the  vote 
of  N.  Carolina.  ..." 

868.  Tylek  (Jonx— 10th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 

"Wasliington  July  14,  1842."  To  "Messrs  Eckfeldt  &  Du  Bois." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait  of  Tyler. 

"/  have  to  return  you  my  acknowledgements  for  a  copy  of  your  ■Manual' 
of  Gold  and  Silver  Coins  of  all  Nations  struck  'within  the  last  century.' . . ." 

869.  Tyleu  (John— 10th  Prei^ident  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 

"Private.  Sep.  37.  1842.'"'  Relative  to  a  Post-office  appointment. 
"With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

870.  Tyler  (John— 10th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 

"Sherwood  Forest  Feb.  5.  1855."'  To  "C.  Morfit  Esqr."  With  tran- 
script, biotfraphical  note,  and  portrait. 

Regrets  not  having  been  able  to  deliver  the  lecture  at  the  Mechanics 
Institute  in  Baltimore. 

"...  You  acted  entirely  in  conformity  with  my  own  unexpressed 
wishes  in  conferring  the  task  upon  another  and  thereby  securing  the 
delivery  of  a  full  course  of  lectures  in  regular  succession.  ..." 

871.  Tyleu  (John— 10th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to, 

'•Villa  Margaret  June  11,  1860."  To  "Cincinatus  Newton  Esq, 
Norfolk,  Ya."  Franked  address,  ^^'ith  transcrijit.  l)ii)graphical 
note,  and  portrait. 

"/  greatly  fear  that  my  collections  will  fall  short  of  the  amt  of  my  note 
to  your  lirothcr  Capt.  Newton  on  the  16  July.  The  Captain,  with  a  gener- 
osity irhich  marked  his  conduct  in  the  whole  of  my  transaction  with  him 
left  it  to  myself  to  fix  the  yaymi  iit  of  that  last  note,  and  relying  on  the  cer- 
tainty  of  collections  1  find  the  day  designated,  but  in  place  of  fair  and  lib- 
eral conduct  on  the  part  of  my  debtors  in  Kentucky,  they  have  thrown 
every  impediment  in  the  way,  and  now  when  the  Suprerne  court  of  that 
State  had  decided  all  matters  in  controversy  in  my  favour,  they  court  the 
laws  delay,  and  postpone  payment  unitl  the  Fall.  ..." 

872.  Tyleu  (Eoy'al — American  jurist:  author  of  the  first  American  play  pro- 

duced by  regular  actors).  A.D.S.,  Ip.  folio,  "Rutland,  Feby  1  - 
1804."  Legal  memorandum.  AVith  l)iographical  note,  and  portrait 
engraved  by  S.  Ilolyor. 

"Then  personally  appeared  Elkanah  Stevens  of  Royalton,  Windsor 
County,  before  mc  and  acknowledged  himself  in  due  form  of  law  [recog- 
nized] to  Josiah  Edan  of  Randolph,  County  of  Orange, — in  the  form  of 
twelve  hundred  dollars  for  the  prosecution  of  a  certain  ^Vrit  of  Error.  .  .  ." 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

8T3.  Upshur  (Abel  Parker — United  States  Secretary  of  State).  A.L.S., 
Ip.  4to,  "Department  of  State  Washington,  August  5,  1843."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait.  Regarding  a_  volume  of  New  Hampshire 
Eeports. 

874.  Yax  Burex  (Martix— 8th  President  of  the  United  States).    A.L.S.,  Ip. 

folio,  "Xewyork,  June  6,  1814."  With  transcript,  and  portrait. 
Mentions  a  Mr.  Ogden  in  connection  with  an  award  which  Judge 
Eadcliff  refused  to  sign, — This  last  act  tops  the  climax  &  adds 
ojfensive  indecency  to  ranh  Injustice. 

875.  Van  Buren   (Martin— 8th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

3pp.  4to,  "Washington,  April  8th,  1826,  7  o'clock  P.  M."  To  "Mr. 
Dudley." 

Relative  to  duel  between  Randolph  and  Clay,  mentions  names  of 
"Seconds." 

"Messrs.  Randolph  &  Clap  have  fought  a  duel  this  afternoon  in  the 
neighborhood  of  this  City.  There  are  a  thousand  different  reports  about 
Town  as  to  the  particulars  &  /  have  no  doubt  you  will  have  as  many 
more.  Dr.  Hunt  his  surgeon  who  went  out  ivith  Mr.  Clay  says  that  both 
parties  behaved  well  &c.  &c.  All  that  we  certainly  know  is  that  at  the 
first  fire  neither  party  was  injured,  that  Mr.  R.  received  Mr.  Clays  second 
fire  also  loithout  prejudice  &  then  discharged  his  pistol  in  the  air.  ..." 

876.  Van  Buren   (Martin— 8th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  "W.  Feby  20-30."  To  ":\Ir.  AVilde."  With  portrait,  and 
note  of  A'^an  Buren. 

Written  while  Secretary  of  State  in  President  Jackson's  cabinet. 

"All  I  can  with  propriety  say  to  you  is  that  there  has  been  unusual 
application  made  for  the  appointment  of  Consul  at  Gibraltar  but  that  the 
President  has  not  determined  to  displace  the  present  incumbent." 

877.  Van  Buren   (Martin— 8th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

4pp.  4to,  "New  York  Nov  -  7.  -  33."  "Private."  To  "Gov.  Macey." 
With  portrait. 

"/  regret  from  the  bottom  of  my  heart  the  incident  to  ichich  you  refer. 
It  comes  upon  me  by  surprise  &,  excites  in  me  the  same  feelings  that  it 
has  in  you.  I  have  not  had  an  opportunity  to  ascertain  but  am  almost 
certain  that  the  idea  that  it  has  red.  countenance  in  the  quarter  to  ivhich 
you  allude  is  principally  if  not  wholly  founded  in  mistakes.  ..." 

878.  Van  Buren   (Martin — 8th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  "Washington  June  29t.  1837."  To  "the  Committee  on 
Celebration,  Democratic  Citizens  of  the  First  and  Second  Congres- 
sional Districts  of  Pennsylvania."  Regrets  that  he  is  unable  to 
attend.     With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

879.  Van  Buren   (Martin— 8th  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Kinderhook  July  29th,  '55."  To  "Mr.  Philips."  With 
transcript,  and  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Relative  to  the  subject  of  slavery  in  connection  with  General  Jackson's 
negotiation  for  a  part  of  Texas. 


Third  Session,  Satiirdai/  Ajtcruoou,  March    /Jfh 

880.  Van-  Ness    (C.  P.— Governor  of  Vermont).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "New 

York  Sept.  loth,  1843."  To  "K.  Smith,  Esq.  Cashier  of  the  Bank 
of  the  Metropolis,"'  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  On  financial 
matters. 

881.  Van  Rodens   (I\.  F. — Governor  of  Surinam,  Dutch  Guiana).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Paramaribo  28  May  1850.*' 

882.  Vattemaue  (Alexandre— founder  of  tlie  System  of  International  Ex- 

changes). Engraved  card  with  autograph  inscription, — "To  my  ex- 
cellent friend  t^amucl  L.  Harris.    A.  Vaffemare." 

883.  VicToniA  (Queen  of  England).     A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Eamsgate,  Dec., 

2-lth,  1835."    To  her  Aunt.    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Allow  ))ic  again  to  trouble  you  icith  a  few  lines  to  wish  you  many 
hapyy  returns  of  the  seaso)i  and  a  rery  happy  ncn-  year.  I  hope  this 
coming  year  will  bring  erery  happiness  you  can  desire.  You  will,  I  hope 
hare  had  a  better  day,  than  (re  hare  here,  for  we  have  got  a  rery  thick 
fog,  quite  like  those  at  the  Palace. 

"The  death  of  poor  Ly.  Fanny  I'onsonby  is  rery  melancholy :  it  was 
erpectcd  for  the  last  month,  though.  I  beliere.  Her  poor  husband,  to 
whom  she  was  only  married  4  months,  is  in  a  state  of  distraction  ..." 

884.  Victoria   (Queen  of  England).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  ''Windsor  Castle, 

Oct.,  18,  1848."'    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"The  Queen  approres  that  Dr.  Bowring  shd:  be  appointed  Consul  at 
Canton  .   .   ." 

885.  Vincent  (M.  A. — American  actress).    Autograph  Sentiment.    Ip.  12mo, 

"Boston  Museum,  November  27,  1884."  (Leaf  evidently  taken  from 
an  autograph  book.)  With  transcript,  and  portrait;  Also, — A.L.S., 
2pp.  8vo,  by  Francis  M.  Stammer,  relative  to  Miss  Vincent's  portrait. 

886.  Voltaire    (Francois   Marie  Arouet  de — celebrated   French  writer). 

A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  in  Frencli.  "Aux  delices  IGe  Juillet  1762."  To 
"M.  Du  Chene,  for  Mr.  Palissot  of  Montenoy,  Paris,"  expressing 
grateful  acknowledgement  of  receipt  of  ]\rr.  PalissQt's  last  literary 
piece,  and  commenting  on  its  style,  remarking  that  "all  men  of  letters 
should  be  united."  With  wax  seal,  and  transcrijit  in  Plnglish  and 
French. 

887.  Wade   (B.  F.— United  States  Senator  from  Ohio).     A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo, 

"Washington,  April  15th,  56."  To  "Mr.  Fesenden."  With  tran- 
script, biographical  account,  and  2  portrait'^. 

".  .  .  Douglass  objected  to  the  receipt  of  a  Kansas  Petition,  which 
caused  a  unirersal  pitching  in,  and  consumed  the  whole  day.  and  the 
Republicans  are  in  high  glee  beliering  that  they  had  the  best  of  the 
fight.  .  .  .  Fremont  is  growing  rery  fast  in  the  people's  estimation.  I 
find  that  his  name  takes  in  Ohio  like  tinder.  I  think  he  will  distance  all 
others,  &  if  he  is  nominated  he  will  be  elected,     .\fark  that.    ..." 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  31  arch  13th 

888.  Wade  (Benjamin  F. — United  States  Senator  from  Ohio).     A.L.S.,  Ip, 

8vo,  "Washington,  March  26th  /62."  To  "Hon  Charles  Sumner." 
AVith  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  desire  to  introduce  to  your  favourable  notice,  IFm  Slade  Jr  Esq  of 
Cleveland.  Ohio,  icho  has  just  been  appointed  Consul  to  Nice.  ..." 

889.  Waite    (Moerisox   E. — Chief  Justice,  United  States   Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  187J:).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  4to,  "Maumee  City,  Feb.,  3.  47." 
To  "Hon  E.  Lane."  With  transcript,  biographical  account,  and  por- 
trait.   A  long  and  interesting  letter,  mainly  on  legal  matters. 

890.  Waite   (jMokkisox  K. — Chief  Justice,  United  States   Supreme   Court, 

appointed,  1874).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  D.  C,  May  11, 
1874."  '  To  "M.  D.  Pliillips,  Esqr."  With  transcript,  biographical 
note,  and  portrait. 

"The  only  hiof/raphical  sketch  of  myself  that  I  have  seen  published  is 
one  in  the  Eclectic  Magazine  for  this  month.  That  I  believe  is  substan- 
tially accurate,  the  only  error  of  fact  ivhich  I  noticed  teas  in  respect  to 
my  age  at  graduation.    It  is  put  at  22,  when  in  truth  I  iras  not  quite  21." 

891.  Waite   (MopiRison  R. — Chief  Justice,   United   States   Supreme  Court, 

appointed,  1874).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Washington,  D.  C,  May  2, 
1876."  To  "Mrs.  Martha  J.  Lamb."  With  transcript,  biographical 
note,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  thought  it  better  to  ask  Mr.  Fish  and  Mr.  Bancroft  for  their 
subscriptions  myself  than  to  have  you  make  application  yourself  .  .  . 
May  you  reap  a  rich  reward  for  all  your  patient  toil  during  the  past 
ten  years.  ..." 

892.  Ward  (Artemas — Brigadier-General  in  the  American  Revolution;  dele- 

gate to  the  Continental  Congress).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Boston,  Feb'y 
16th.  1833."  To  "Hon.  H.  A.  S.  Dearborn,  Member  of  Congress, 
Washington  City."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

An  exceedingly  fine  political  letter. 

"...  Your  speech,  I  think,  is  argumentative  and  eloquent,  and  shoivs 
that  you  have  correct  ideas  of  matters  and  things  and  the  affairs  of  our 
country  in  general.  That  the  industry,  enterprise  and  frugality  of  New 
England  will  sustain  them,  even  against  an  unwise,  improvident  and  (as  it 
relates  to  the  whole  country)  unjust  policy,  on  the  part  of  the  United 
States,  in  my  mind,  is  unquestionable;  and  that  they  will  always  be  in 
advance  of  our  southern  brctlicr)),  in  point  of  property  and  physical 
power,  while  slavery  is,  then .  tnh  ruled  and  slave  labor  alone  employed, 
is  very  clear.  With  all  the  raporing  and  boasting  of  the  S.  Carolinians, 
of  1fi(  ir  stale  hciiig  Ihc  iKirden  of  the  U.  8.  and  of  the  great  nmount  of 
th(  if  i.rporls,  ilu'ir  hiiid  is  not  good  enough  to  produce  a  profit,  when 
cull i ruled  by  .slaves,  tiinl  Ihcir  white  population  live  in  idlciKss  and  indo- 
lence—  //  the  protection  of  American  industry  is  icholly  abandoned  S.  C. 
will  not  meet  the  advantages  which  she  expects  nor  the  halcyon  days 
which  they  apprehend.  They  cannot  compete  ivith  Louisiana,  Alabama, 
dc.  or  iciih  Texas,  when  the  duty  on  foreign  cotton  is  removed.  ..." 
With  mention  of  Henry  Clay. 


Third  Session,  Saturdaji  Afternoon,  March  13th 

X 

•), 

i  893.  Wai!NER    (Chaki.ks    Didi.ky — Aiiu'iican    author).      A.L..S.,    2pp.    8vo, 

"Hartford.  April  1,  1883.''     T..  "F.  II.  Underwood."     With  tran- 
script, biograi)hi(al  account,  and  portrait. 

"/  cannot  hut  he  pleased  and  flnttcred  hi/  f/niir  appr'ntil  i,f  the  paper 
on  Fiction,  ynu  who  have  reccntli/  no  inatuietii  considi n  it  the  subject 
and  arc  in  cvcii/  tcai/  so  capable  of  handtinij  if.   ..." 

804.  Warrex  (Samuel — popular  En«>:lish  novelist).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo,  "Inner 
Temple,  10th  ilay,  ISlo.''  To  "J.  K.  Macculloch.  Esqr.''  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

".  .  .  The  work  irhieh  ijou  have  Hint  me  irill  l,r  an  inralnable  addition 
to  mt/  library — for  I  have  long  wanted  some  .such  book.  &  till  the  publi- 
cation of  2/our's  there  teas  nothing  extant  of  the  sort.  It  mast  have  coat 
you  great  labour. 

"When  my  'Law  Studies'  make  their  appearance  {which  irill  I  trust 
be  in  a  few  tcceks'  time)  I  shall  beg  your  acceptance  of  a  copy.  ..." 

895.  Wareen"  (Samuel — popular  Enrjlish  novclisit).  A.L.S.,  4pp.  8vo, 
"King's  Bench  Walk,  Inner  Temple,  24tli  August,  1850."  To  "John 
Henderson,  Esqr."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

".  .  .  /  will  take  an  early  opportunity  of  reading  'Life  for  Life,'  and 
with  some  hopefulness,  from  the  high  terms  in  which  both  of  you  speak 
of  it.  Nevertheless  my  heart  aches  when  I  look  at  the  work  &  recollect 
what  I  hare  been  told  by  yr  good  sister  concerning  the  circumstances 
under  which  it  was  written,  &  the  objects  contemplated  by  the  n-riter, — 
and  combine  with  these  considerations  my  practical  knowledge  of  the 
difficulties  impeding  progress  in  this  direction  of  I  it  entry  effort.  If  / 
can  do  anything  for  the  irrit(r.  I  irill:  hut  I  nni  not  sniif/uinc — having 
regard  to  the  difficulties  aforesaid.  ..." 

896.  Warrex  (William — American  actor).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Boston  Feb. 
10//i/81."    To  "Percy  Weith."    With  transcript,  and  2  portraits. 

".    .   .  /  take  the  road  for  a  fortnight,  on  Monday  ne.rt. 
"Call   at   the   Museum   next   ireek.    and    Mr.    Field    will   give    i/ou    the 
seats.   ..." 

897.  Washburx  (Emory — Governor  of  Massachusetts).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 
"Cambridge  May  15."'    With  biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

898.  Washburxe  (Elihu  B. — American  statesman).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo.  "Leira- 
tion  des  Etats  Unis  Paris  Dec.  27,  1871."  To  "Col.  C.  L.  Stephen- 
son." With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Asking  that  payment  of  ten 
dollars  be  made. 

899.  Washixgtox  (Busiiijod — ik'1)1ic\v  of  George  Washington,  and  Associate 
Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court,  appointed,  1798). 
A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  ".Mt.  Vernon,  June  IGth,  1813;"  Also,— A.L.S.,  Ip. 
4to,  "Mt.  Vernon,  March  10,  180  I  f  and  A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Nov.  1, 
1817,"  to  "C.  P.  Wayne."  With  transcript,  biographical  note,  and 
portrait. 

The  first  letter  relates  to  payment  of  a  dtlit.  aiul  reads  in  part. — 
"/   have    been    using   every    e.nvliun    in    my   poircr    lo   sell    the   land    in 
•     Westmoreland  on    whitli    yau   have  a   siiurity.  fnv  the  purpose  of  paying 

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[Xo.  ^%2— Continued] 

first  your  deht,  and  afterwards  the  other  creditors,  so  far  as  the  fund 
icould  extend.  But  I  see  no  prospect  of  disposing  of  it  for  ready  money 
as  I  wished,  and  to  effect  which  I  consented  to  take  a  very  reduced 
price.  .  .  . 

"Should  you  require  your  deM  when  due,  the  consequence  ivill  6e  that 
so  trifling  a  payment  can  be  made  to  the  other  creditors  that  I  fear  they 
will  insist  upon  a  sale  of  my  nepheio's  negroes  &  furniture,  to  prevent 
tchich,  I  was  induced  to  make  the  heavy  advances  I  have  done  to  you,  a7id 
to  undertake  the  management  of  the  trust  fund.   ..." 

900.  Washington^  (Bushkod — nephew  to  George  Washington  and  Associate- 

Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court,  appointed,  1798). 
A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Mount  Vernon,  June  15  1829."  To  "The  RevM 
W.  B.  Sprague,  West  Springfield,  Massachusetts."  With  transcript, 
biographical  note,  and  portrait. 

901.  Washington   (George — 1st  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  "Mount  Yernon  9th,  Jany,  1787."  To  "Mr.  D.  Carroll, 
Baltimore."  Address  franked  with  Washington's  signature.  With 
transcript,  and  2  portraits. 

"...  The  land  I  advertised  as  for  Sale  is  Fayette  County  containing 
1650  acres  or  thereabout,  by  the  Patent,  may,  as  a  tract,  be  considered  as 
equal  to  any  in  that  County,  or  Country;  but  as  it  is  my  wish  that  the 
purchaser  should  examine  it,  I  tvill  say  no  more  than  that  there  is  an 
appearance  of  a  rich  Iron  Ore  at  the  door  of  the  Mine,  which  is  now 
much  out  of  repair.  ..." 

[See  Illustration] 

902.  Washington  (Geoege — 1st  President  of  the  United  States).    Copy  of  a 

most  charming  and  highly  interesting  letter  written  by  George  Wash- 
ington to  Miss  Eleanor  Parke  Custis  (daughter  of  John  Parke 
Custis,  the  last  surviving  child  of  Martha  Washington  by  her  first 
husband — Daniel  Parke  Custis.  Adopted,  on  the  death  of  her  father, 
by  George  AVashington).  This  letter  was  written  from  Philadelphia, 
and  is  dated,  March  22,  1796,  With  portrait  of  Washington  and 
facsimile  of  his  bookplate.    There  is  also  transcript  of  the  letter. 

After  lecturing  Miss  Custis  on  tlie  style  of  her  letters,  Washington  gives 
a  long  discourse  on  the  sul)ject  of  marriage  and  the  necessary  charac- 
teristics for  a  gentleman  to  have  in  order  to  make  a  good  husband. 

903.  Washington   (George — 1st  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  "Mount  Vernon  8th.  July  1796."  To  "John  Marshall, 
Richmond."  With  transcript  of  this  and  other  letters  (see  below), 
and  portrait.  Washington's  letter  has  been  neatly  repaired  and 
protected  by  transparent  gauze. 

Highly  important  letter  relating  to  the  recall  of  the  American 
minister  at  paris. 

"This  letter  of  Washington  to  Marshall  was  copied  by  his  Secretary, 
Earth,  into  the  letter  book  from  which  Sparks  printed  the  letters  of 
Washington.     The  postscript,   however,   was   not  copied  into   the   letter 

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Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

book.  Evidently  Washington,  after  tlie  letter  was  copied  and  before  it 
was  despatched,  thinking  that  Marshall  was  about  to  go  from  Richmond 
to  Philadelphia,  wrote  the  postscript  in  the  margin  of  the  letter,  asking 
him  to  call  at  Mount  ^'ernon  on  his  way. 

"The  postscript  has  therefore  never  been  printed.  Sparks  prints  the 
letter  without  the  postscript,  and  also  prints  a  letter  of  July  8,  1779,  of 
Washington  Pickering.  Secretary  of  State,  with  regard  to  recalling  the 
American  Minister  to  Paris,  and  also  the  letter  to  Pinckney  enclosed  in 
the  letter  to  Marshall,  and  Pinckney's  reply,  and  also  Marshall's  reply. 
A  typewritten  transcript  of  each  of  the  letters  referred  to  accompanies 
this  collection." 

"///  coiifidciicc  I  iiifonn  i/oii,  that  it  Jui.^  hcvoiuc  iudlKpcnsahly  nccessari/ 
tti  recall  our  Minister  at  Paris;  and  to  send  one  in  his  place  who  ivill 
(■rplain,  faithfully,  tJie  rieivs  of  this  government  and  ascertain  those  of 
France. — 

'•Nothi)iy  nould  he  more  pleasing  to  me,  than  that  you  should  be  this 
Organ;  .  .  .  Your  oicn  correct  knoivledge  of  circumstances  render 
details  unncccssarg." 

[See  Frontispiece  for  Illustration] 

904.  Washington   (Geouge — 1st  President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

4pp.  4to,  "Mount  Vernon  12th  Xovr.  17 99."'  To  "Mr.  John  Gill." 
AVith  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Fine  letter  relative  to  a  survey  of  land  made  by  Washington. 

"/  am  jii,st  returned  from  Difficult  Run,  tohither  I  went  to  examine  your 
land,  and  to  sec  how  it  icas  situated  in  connexion  icith  mine,  .  .  .  When 
you  proposed  to  reserve  all  that  part  of  lot  No.  10  which  lyes  on  the 
East  side  of  Difficult  run,  I  presume  you  were  unacquainted  with  three 
circumstances  attending  it- — 1st,  that  you  would  leave  only  85  acres  on 
the  West  side  of  the  said  run;  2d,  that  you  would  take  all  the  woodland 
(^except  a  very  narroio  slipe  or  tico)  ; — and  Sdly,  all  the  land  of  any 
value.  .  .  .  This  account  yoxi  may  rely  on  as  fact;  for  I  not  only 
examined  the  premises  with  attention,  hut  measured  tvith  accuracy 
{carrying  a  surveyor  loith  me)  the  part  of  lot  No  10  which  lyes  on  the 
upper,  or  West  side  of  the  run, — In  doing  which  I  was  accompanied  hy 
Mr.  Wherry  {your  Tenant)  Mr.  Thomas  Gussel,  and  Capt.  Wiley;  who 
were  with  me  the  whole  time,  and  .showed  the  lines  &  corners,  which 
were  to  he  found.  .  .  .  From  this  relation,  which  upon  inquiry  you 
will  find  literally  correct,  you  must  perceive,  that  that  part  of  lot  No  10 
alone,  which  lyes  on  the  upper,  or  We-^t  side  of  Difficult  can  not  answer 
my  purpose,  nor  would  he  an  equivalent, — and  you  must  he  further 
convinced,  that  from  the  scarcity  of  money,  &.  fall  in  the  price  of  land — 
indeed  property  of  all  kinds, — it  is  not  for  my  interest  to  cancel  the 
bargain  which  is  in  existence.  ..." 

905.  Wateihiouse    (Benjamin — American   physician)..    A.L.S.,    2pp.    8vo, 

"Boston,  October  21,  1T83."'  To  "Christopher  Champlin."  With 
transcript,  biographical  account,  and  stipple  portrait,  engraved  by 
S.  Harris. 

"As  I  have  frequently  thought  of  what  you  said  to  me  concerning  a 
certain  great  man,  I  thought  I  %could  acquaint  you  with  the  result  of 
the  Installation.  I  took  your  advice.  I  said  as  much  to  him  as  decency 
&  my  conscience  would  admit,  something  ivhich  ohtained  the  commenda- 
tion of  the  hearers  in  general.  ..." 


Third  Session,  Satunhni  Afternoon.  MarcJi   ISth 

906.  Watsox  (John — Ian  Maclaren,  pseudonym,  British  author).  A.L.S., 
3pp.  Svo,  "Scfton  Park  Church,  Liverpool.  Rev.  John  Watson,  IS, 
Sefton  Drive  (embossed  on  k'ttcr  liead)  July  27  18!»5."  To  "Dr. 
Abbott."  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Lengthy  letter  on  literary 
matters.  Makes  mention  of  cominf;  to  America  ".  .  -  If  I  come 
io  America  in  Sprinf/  and  am  fit  for  it,  I  should  count  it  a  great 
honor  to  prcacti  in  i/oiir  church.  ..." 

007.  AVayxe  (James  M. — Associate  Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme 
Court).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "Sunday  Morning."  To  "Count  De 
iferow."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Mrs.  Wat/nc  (Did  ))i!/.<tclf  knoir  not  hoir  to  thauk  you  enough  for  the 
kind  .solicitude  i/ou  hare  shown  for  the  accommodation  of  our  son  on 
hi.f  return  to  Baltimore  and  cannot  it,-i.s/i  him  better  fortune  in  his 
progress  to  manhood  than  that  he  may  aJirnys  meet  ivith  friends  .vo 
capable  of  dircetiny  and  guarding  hiin  from  the  rorrupting  infturnce  of 
evil  examples,  as  you  are.  ..." 

908.  W^EBSTER  (Daniel — emincjit  American  statesman  and  lawyer).    A.L.S., 

4pp.  4to,  "Washington,  Feb.  24,  1819."  With  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

Ax  IMPORTANT  POLITICAL  LETTER,  relating  to  the  Spanish  Treaty,  aud 
the  Western  Boundary. 

"The  Spanish  Treaty  will  be  ratified,  by  the  Senate  cither  today  or 
tftmorrow.  I  understand  it  provides  for  the  creation  of  a  board  of  Com- 
missioners with  power  to  make  compensation  for  Captures  <tc,  not  exceed- 
ing, in  the  whole  fire  millions  of  Dlls.  The  Insurance  Offices  of  Boston 
must,  of  course,  hare  heary  chiims  of  this  character.  .  .  .  A  general 
agency,  for  all  or  most  of  the  Offices,  xcould  make  it  worth  my  attention, 
&  justify  mc  in  appropriating  as  much  time  to  the  subjects  as  the  nature 
of  it  required.  .  .  .  I  suppose  our  Westren  boundary  is  fixed  as  folloics — 
Beginning  at  the  mouth  of  the  Sabine  River,  following  the  Western 
boundary  of  Louisiana  to  the  Red  River;  up  the  Red  Rirer  to  the  100th 
dcg.  of  W.  Longitude:—  thence  due  North  to  the  Arkansaw;  up  the 
Arkansaic  to  the  42nd  dcg.  of  N.  Latitude,  &  thence  West  to  the  Pacific — 
giving  us  about  7  Degs  of  Latitude  on  the  Pacific — &  the  mouth  of 
Columbia  River —  We  also  get  the  Floridas,  in  cons,  of  the  ."3  millions 
paid  to  our  own  citizens." 

909.  Webster  (Daniel— -eminent  American  statesman  and  lawyer).    A.L.S.. 

3pp.  8vo,  "Washington,  Jan.  2,  1833."  With  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

"...  Mr.  Calhoun  iSc  his  friends  will  make  an  appeal,  hut  it  will  not 
.succeed,  in  either  House.  Indeed,  the  preserration  of  the  bill  I  deem 
indispensable;  because  as  soon  as  some  titnporary  topics  arc  over,  Xulli- 
ficafion  will  re-appear. —  It  astonishes  me.  My  Dear  Sir.  to  find  so  many 
of  our  fri(nds  g<ttiny  into  such  a  friindly  glow,  with  thi  Southern 
Xullifiers,  ..." 

910.  Webster  (Daniel — eminent  American  statesman  and  lawyer).    A.L.S., 

4pp.  4to,  "Washington,  Jan.  5,  1834."  With  transcript,  portrait, 
and  additional  signature.  A  detailed  account  of  monies  paid  and  to 
be  paid. 


Third  Session,  Saturdaij  Afternoon,  March  13th 

911.  Webster  (Daxiel — eminent  American  statesman  and  lawyer).     Stock 

Certificate,  March  29,  1837.  Signed,  by  Daniel  Webster  and  Thomas 
Fessenden.    With  portrait  of  Webster^ 

912.  AA^EBSTER  (Daxiel — eminent  American  statesman  and  lawyer).    A.L.S., 

3pp.  4to,  "Washington,  Feb.  4.  1845."  To  "Mr.  Thayer."  With 
transcript,  portrait,  and  view. 

An  important  political  letter. 

"You  will  perceive  that  the  Oregon  Bill  has  passed  the  H.  of  R.  I 
hope  the  Senate  will  amend  it,  by  leaving  out  the  provision  for  giving 
notice  of  the  termination  of  the  joint  occupancy.  .  .  .  The  hope  of  office 
has  had  much  to  do,  in  carrying  this  measure,  &  much,  too,  in  the  Texas 
husiness.  A  great  many  members,  who  have  not  been  reelected,  are 
founding  voting  for  Texas,  Oregon.  &  every  thing  else.  .  .  .  A  report 
will  finally  be  made  today  on  the  Texas  Resolutions,  from  the  Comec.  of 
the  Senate.  ..." 

913.  AVebster  (Daniel — eminent  American  statesman  and  lawyer).     A.L., 

3pp.  4to,  "Boston,  Sept.  29,  1848."  Private  &  Confidential.  To 
"Hon.  AVilliam  Baylies,  AA''est  Bridgewater."  With  transcript,  and 
portrait.  AA^'ith  addressed  envelope,  franked  with  AVebster's  signa- 
ture. 

''Understanding  that  Mr.  Hale,  our  present  worthy  Representative  from 
Plymouth  District,  declines  a  reelection  to  Congress,  some  persons,  in 
our  part  of  the  County,  have  started  the  idea  of  bringing  forth  Mr. 
Fletcher  Webster  as  a  Candidate.  He  would  not  consent  to  this,  of 
course,  without  the  concurrence  of  the  leading  Whigs  of  the  District.  .  .   . 

"You  &  /  My  Dear  Sir,  whether  as  men  or  as  politicians,  are  rather 
too  old  to  attend  Caucuses  &  conventions;  but  I  am  invited  to  attend  a 
County  Meeting,  at  Abington,  on  Tuesday,  &  am  half  inclined  to  go.  If 
you  tcould  agree  to  meet  me  there,  it  will  determine  me.  We  might  hear 
each  others'  voices,  once  more,  on  public  subjects.  ..." 

914.  AA^EBSTER  (Daniel — eminent  American  statesman  and  lawyer).    A.L.S., 

3pp.  4to,  "Boston,  Aug.  15.  1849."  AVith  transcript,  and  portrait. 
".  .  .  Mr.  Deblois  was  in  comiKinu  irith  some  half  dozen  goifloncn,  i)i 
this  City,  about  the  time  the  J'icsiili  iit  iras  selecting  tlir  members  of  his 
Cabinet,  &  making  other  appointments  to  high  office.  The  conversation 
turned,  among  other  things,  upon  the  probability  of  Mr.  Evan's  receiving 
some  high  mark  of  regard,  from  the  netv  administration.  One  of  the 
gentlemen  remarked,  that,  of  course,  Mr.  Evans  might  rely  on  all  the  aid, 
which  Mr,  Webster  could  give  him.  And  thereupon  Mr.  Deblois  observed 
that  if  Mr.  Evans  had  no  better  reliance,  than  on  Mr.  Webster,  he  pitied 
him;  for  that  Mr.  Webster  had  never  had  a  political  friend,  whom  he  did 
not  betray.  ..." 

915.  AA^EBSTER  (Daniel — eminent  American  statesman  and  lawyer).    A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  "Washington,  March  17,  1851."  To  "L.  E.  Marsh."'  AA'ith 
transcript,  and  portrait. 

"...  Mr.  Hall  was  of  opinion,  when  I  last  spoke  to  him  on  the 
subject,  that  the  whole  suit  could  be  defeated  without  going  to  the  question 
of  damages.  .  .  .  It  is  quite  proper  that  Bro:  Xiles  should  go  into  the 
public  service  at  Sing  Sing." 


Third  Session,  Saturdai/  Afternoon,  March  l-ilh 

916.  Webster  (Daniel — eminent  American  statesman  and  lawyer).    A.L.S., 

2pp.  4to,  no  place  or  date.  To  "Fletcher  Webster."  With  transcript, 
and  3  portraits. 

Important  political  lettkb  writton  to  his  sttii. 

"The  prndcncii  of  the  question  of  the  Admission  of  Texas  tciU  keep  me 
here  till  Tuesday  or  ^tcd>^esdap.  I  shan  then  go  to  N.  Y.  &  to  Boston.  .  .  . 
I  hare  taken  a  little  small  house,  nest  to  the  T'nitarian  Church,  for  3 
months,  at  50  dollars  a  month,  ready  furnished.  It  will  do  r<rii  well 
for  your  mother  &  me.  .  .  .  The  Texas  resolution  irill  not  be  delayed  in 
the  Senate.  The  majority  is  decided,  and  large;  &  the  discussion  has 
been  exhausted. 

"We  hare  done  what  7re  could  to  keep  down  the  war  feeling,  but  there 
is  much  of  it,  &  it  ivill  do  much  mischief,  &  cause  us  to  run  into  great 
danger.  But  I  do  not  yet  beliere  there  will  be  irar.  Mr.  Calhoun  is 
hourly  expected.    His  influence  will  be  pacific.  ..." 

917.  Webster    (John  W. — American   chemist).     A.L.S.,   2pp.   4to,   "Cam- 

bridge, Jany.  21st,  1839."    To  "Prof.  Torrey."    With  transcript. 

Relative  to  chemical  supplies  for  Harvard  College. 

"^fay  I  trouble  you  to  inform  me  who  is  the  best  maker  of  chemical 
apparatus  in  Xew  York?  &  to  request  him  to  send  me  a  catalogue  of  his 
articles  with  the  prices.  I  hare  obtained  an  appropriation  of  several 
hundred  dollars  to  supply  deficiencies  in  the  College  apts —  tchich  has 
never  been  sufficient,  so  that  I  have  been  compelled  to  remove  much  of 
my  oivn  from  Boston.  ..." 

918.  Webster    (Xoah — American    lexicographer).     A.L.8.,    Ip.   4to,   "New 

Haven,  Sept.  7,  1807."  To  "Messrs.  Webster,  Albany,"  his  pub- 
lishers.    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Please  to  make  the  folloiring  corrections  in  the  Spelling  Books —  .  .  . 
Wolga  is  German  Spelling.  &  in  German  W  is  pronounced  V  &  Volga  is  the 
true  name  of  the  river.   .    .    ." 

919.  Webster    (Xoah — American  lexicographer).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Am- 

herst, ]^[asstts.  Jany,  2,  1822."  To  "Honble  Stephen  Van  Rense- 
laer."    Witli  transcript,  and  portraits  of  both. 

".  .  .  /  thank  you.  Sir.  for  the  interest  you  take  in  my  designs,  &  for 
your  offer  to  attempt  to  aid  me.  I  had  rvritten  to  Col  Varick.  on  the 
subject,  bfcorc  your  letter  reached  mc  .  .  .  The  loss  of  a  few  thousand 
dollars  would  impoverish  me  &  render  the  evening  of  my  life  uncomfort- 
able. .  .  .  I  leant  only  the  means  of  doing  what  I  believe  will  be  beneficial 
to  learning  &  to  my  country  ..." 

920.  Webster  (Thomas — grandfather  of  Daniel  Wel)ster;  one  of  the  original 

Proprietors  of  Gilmantown,  New  Hampshire).  Manuscript  Docu- 
ment, signed,  Ip.  folio,  "July  Ki,  1720."    With  transcript. 

Fine  eaklv  Nkw  IIA^rps^II{E  Dkkd.  sinned  and  sealed  by  Tlminas  Web- 
ster, witnessed  by  Joseph  Thrown  and  Benjamin  Choat.  Sworn  to  before 
Justice  Samuel  Easman.     Reads  in  part. — 

".  .  .  /  Thomas  M^ebstcr  of  Kingstown  in  yc  prorince  of  Ncwhampsheir 
in  New  England  yeoman  Know  ye  that  I  yc  said  Thomas  Webster  for  and 
in  consideration  of  yc  sum  of  twelv(  pounds  to  mc  in  hand  Received  be 
fore  ye  Ensealing  here  of  by  Joseph  Kimball  of  Mm.-<hury  in  ye  County 
of  Essex  within  his  Majesties  province  of  ye  Massachusits  Bay  in  New- 

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[Xo.  920 — Continued] 

england  ivheelwright  ichich  considration  me  there  to  moveing:  have 
Oiven  Granted  bargained  Sould  allined  Conveyed  and  Confirmed  .  .  .  unto 
Mm  ye  said  Joseph  Kimball  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever  ye  one  and 
fortieth  part  of  all  ye  Alotted  Ground  on  hoth  sides  of  ye  poirous  River 
that  hjith  hctiri.ft  ye  trickling  falls  Dam  *S'o  Called;  and  ye  pond  Called 
ye  CoiDitrcy  pond  (alls  poirotis  Rircr  pond)  and  also  ye  one  and 
fortyeth  part  of  all  ye  land  and  Swamp  that  lyeth  betwixt  ye  said  Aloted 
Ground  and  ye  line  betwixt  Kingstoton  and  Almsbury;  ..." 

921.  Webstek    (Thomas — grandfather  of  Daniel  Webster,  one  of  the  orig- 

inal Proprietors  of  Gilmantown,  New  Hampshire).  Manuscript 
Document,  signed,  Ip.  folio,  "May  7,  1744."  Inlaid.  With  tran- 
script. 

An  early  New  Hampshire  deed,  signed  and  sealed.  Witnessed  by  A. 
Clougli  and  Zebulen  Giddinge.  Sworn  to  before  T.  Smith,  Justice  of  the 
Peace.     Reads  in  part  as  follows, — 

".  .  .  /  Thomas  Webster  of  Exeter  in  ye  province  of  Newhampsheir  in 
neiv-england  inholdcr  for  and  in  Consideration  of  ye  sum  of  five  pounds  in 
bills  of  credit  .  .  .  to  mc  in  hand  at  and  before  te  Ensealing  and  Delivery 
of  these  presents  well  and  truly  paid  by  Moses  Connor  of  Exeter  iti  ye 
province  of  newhampsheir  aforesd  yeoman  have  Remised  Released  and 
for  Ever  quit  Claimed  .  .  .  all  thet  Right  title  Interest  Challenge  and 
Demand  which  I  ye  said  Thomas  Webster  noiv  hath  or  ought  to  have  in 
or  to  any  part  of  ye  townshipe  of  Gilmantoivn  Lying  and  being  within 
ye  province  of  Newhampsheir  aforsaid  as  I  was  one  of  ye  originnll  pro- 
prietors ..." 

922.  Weed  (Thuelow — American  politician).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Albany,  Oct. 

4,  1852."  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Informs  "Dear  Alden" 
that  he  expects  to  be  in  Eochester. 

923.  Weiss  (J. — American  Unitarian  minister).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo,  "32.  E. 

Brookline  St.  Feb.  23.  1876."  To  "Mr.  Underwood"  With  tran- 
script, and  photograph.  Eegarding  the  "Orpheus'"  dinner,  ending 
with  "The  Drinks  was  all  good." 

924.  Wellington  (Duke  of — great  English  soldier).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Lon- 

don, April  18,  1830."  To  "Arbuthnot."  With  transcript,  and  por- 
trait.   Personal  letter  with  mention  of  the  wife  of  the  recipient. 

925.  Wellington   (Duke  or — eminent  English  soldier).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  8vo, 

"London,  July  15,  1831."  To  "Mr.  Hill."  With  transcript,  and 
portrait. 

".  .  .  /  have  considered  of  an  arrangement  since  I  saw  you  on  the 
Subject  on  ichich  you  spoke  to  mc  which  I  think  might  be  perfectly 
satisfactory.  ..." 

926.  Wentworth    (John — American  journalist).     A.L.S.,  4pp.  Svo,  "Chi- 

cago, April  15/84."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

Relating  in  part  to  Abraham  Lincoln. 

".  .  .  As  to  Lincoln,  I  could  have  sent  you  any  quantity  of  letters 
from  'old  Abe'  &  from  his  ivife  after  his  death.  She  had  great  confidence 
in  me  as  a  financier  &  she  wrote  me  often.  The  Chicago  fire  iviped  out 

[Continued 


TJtird  Session,  Sdlurdaii  Afternoon.  March    JJIh 

I  Xo.  D2{\—]Vasliin(jlon] 

i'Vcri/tliiiKj  I  had  c.nipt  a  fnc  thini/.s  thut  hdit  hiru  htt/i/id  fnnn  inc 
for  rharitnblv  iJurpuKfu.  .  .  .  If  you  irant  Lincoln's  uutof/ruph,  it  can  be 
got  at  aiij/  time.  I  have  seen  any  (luantity  of  Linroln'x  Icttrrn  since  I 
sail-  iioH.  Hut  then  onli/  contain  hix  (intof/rayh.  I  had  hoprs  of  obtaining 
a  letter  through  Mrs.  Lincoln,  irhosc  Sumnn r  Ilrtid  Quarti  r.s  tcirv  near 
mine  at  Portsmouth.  He  often  irrotr  Irttirs  to  his  ihihlnn.  Hut  his 
houi<e  at  ligc  Beach  inhere  I  used  to  meet  his  ftimUij)  has  l»  ti,  burnt 
down  ..." 

937.  WiiEELEU  (William  A.— Vite-rresident  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  4to,  ".Maloiie  August  16,  1848."    With  transcript,  and  portrait! 

"...  You  uill  receive  hereirith  my  aecount  of  i  .ryenses  in  getting  the 

Specie  from  Ogdenshurgh,  to  paii  the  St.  Regis   Indians,  I  have  ehargfd 

nothing  for  time  or  services,  only  the  sums  actually  paid  out." 

028.  WiiEELOCK  (John — educator;  Lieutenant-Colonel  in  the  Continental 
Army,  lie  was  the  son  of  Eleazar  Wheelock,  the  founder  f)f  Moor's 
Indian  charity  school  which  was  the  germ  of  Dartmouth  College, 
Hanover,  New  Hampshire).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  folio,  "Dartmouth  Col- 
lege, July  24th,  1798."  With  transcript.  To  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Dartmouth  College. 

"...  The  public  have  lost,  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Jielhnap,  a  pious,  lear- 
ned, &  useful  man.  .  .  .  What  could  ire  have  to  support  us  through  the 
drama  of  life,  and  give  us  fortitude  and  comfort  in  meeting  the  catas- 
trophy,  were  it  not  for  the  treasures  of  consolation  in  the  gospel?  ...  7 
rejoice  to  hear,  that  my  ivorthy  aunt  Pomeroy  still  lives,  &  is  able  to  be 
in  action.  .   .   .  We  have  nothing  new  among  us.     The  College  is  in  peace. 

&  the  members  busy. 1  am  sorry,  that  we  shall,  lihdy,  be  deprived  of 

your  company,  at  the  meeting  of  the  Board.  .  .  .  Should  we  be  involved 
in  war,  the  interest  of  literature  must  feel  the  shock:  but,  better  to 
defend  its  enlarged  walks,  than  confine  it  to  vegetate  in  the  dungeon  of 
slavery.  ..." 

929.  WiiippLE  (Edwix  Percy — American  critic  and  essayist).     A.L.S.,  2pp. 

12mo,  "Boston,  Oct  28  1879."  To  "John  B.  O'Keiily."  With  tran- 
script, and  portrait. 

"/  find  that  I  shaU  not  he  able  to  be  present  at  the  meeting  of  the 
Press  Club,  on  Nov  -ith.  I  regret  it.  as  I  know  that  the  meetings  of  that 
Club  are  always  delightful. 

"/  have  not  seen  your  novel,  though  I  have  been  glad  to  notice  that  the 
'press'  praise  it  warmly  and  heartily." 

930.  White  (William — distinguished  American  bishop).     A.L.8.,  -J pp.  4to, 

"April. l(i,  1814."  To  "Mr.  Turner,"  ant!  G  others.  With  transcript! 
and  portrait.     Letter  has  been  repaired. 

A  VERY  LENGTHY  AM)  EXPLICIT  ANSWER  to  ccrtaiii  qucstioiis  <tf  11  n'li^'ious 
nature  that  apiuirciitly  had  heeii  askod. 

•7  do  not  hfsitale  to  ansirer  your  Questions  which  you  have  proposed 
to  ///(  without  htlay:  Ixcause  my  Aiisirers  )nust  be  founded  on  Principles, 
which  ought  to  be  familiar  to  my  Mind.  But  let  it  he  remembered,  that  in 
what  is  to  he  said,  I  must  not  he  considered  as  contemplating  any  existing 
circumstances;  especially  as  I  atn  not  informed  of  Incidents,  which  have 
given  Occasion  to  your  Inquiries. 

"1st.  A  Memhi  rship  of  yc  Church  of  England  is  constituted  by  ye 
Party's  being  baptized  therein  ..." 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

031.  Whitman  (Walt — American  poet).    A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "London  Ontario 

Canada  August  21  '80."  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Letter 
inlaid. 

"Some  six  months  ago,  you  wrote  me  (I  tvas  then  laid  up  ill  in  St. 
Louis)  that  you  had  purchased  the  eXectrotype  plates  of  the  1861  Boston 
ed'n  of  my  Leaves  of  Grass — &  making  me  some  proposals  about  them — 
To  which  I  made  ansiver  at  the  time,  as  you  prohahly  hear  in  mind. 

"Are  you  still  the  owner  of  those  plates f  Do  you  still  hold  to  the  offer 
then  made  hy  you?    Please  write  me  here." 

032.  Whittier    (John  Grbenleaf — American  poet  and  author).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  8vo,  "Ameshury,  27tli  9th  Mo.  1860."    To  " ."    With 

portrait. 

"It  ivould  give  me  no  ordinary  pleasure  to  meet  thji  honored  guest  & 
the  other  gentlemen  thee  name  in  thy  kind  note,  hut  I  fear  it  is  out  of 
my  power  to  do  so. 

"Be  pleased  to  remember  me  kindly  to  thy  friend  W.  C.  Bryant,  and 
to  Mr.  W.  &  he  assured  of  the  love  &  esteem  of  thy  fd." 

033.  Whittier    (John   Geeenleaf — American  poet  and  author).     A.L.S., 

Ip.  12mo,  "Amesbury  1st  7th  Mo  1882."  To  "Mr.  Horace  Ken- 
nedy." With  transcript,  portrait,  engraved  invitation  to  exercises  to 
commemorate  the  poet's  centennial  anniversary,  and  printed  notice. 

"It  is  a  little  uncertain  ahout  my  heing  in  Danvers  at  the  time  men- 
tioned in  thy  tiote,  hut  if  I  am  I  shall  he  happy  to  see  thee. 

"We  have  one  subject  at  least  of  common  interest  in  the  beloved  poet 
of  Cambridge.    I  have  read  thy  book  with  hearty  sympathy." 

031.  Wilbeeforce  (William — British  ]\[ember  of  Parliament,  introduced 
bills  for  abolition  of  slavery  in  Great  Britain).  A.L.S.,  3pp.  8vo, 
"No.  1  Poets  Corner  Westmr  Wedy  15th  1815."  To  "W.  H.  G. 
Pageley."  With  transcript,  and  portrait.  Asking  the  recipient  to 
meet  him  in  tlie  Old  Palace  Yard,  Westminster. 

035.  William  IV.  of  England.     A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Busby  House,  Febry. 

4th,  1800."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 
"Madame, 

".  .  .  /  lament  your  unfortunate  situation  the  more  as  it  is  utterly  out 
of  my  power  to  he  of  any  use  to  your  husband  having  no  kind  of  interest 
in  the  Naval  Line.  I  hope  the  time  mai/  conic  shortly  when  I  shall  be 
able  to  assist  your  husband  and  as  your  children  grow  up  the  same 
difficulty  will  not  impede  my  serving  them.  ..." 

036.  Willis  (Nathaniel  P. — American  author  and  novelist).    A.L.S.,  2pp. 

8vo,  "Idlewild,  March  22/57."    To  "Morris."    With  portrait. 

"...  With  the  intention  of  going  down  this  iveek  to  see  you,  I  was 
trying  to  gain  time,  when,  (on  Satiirday  night)  I  had  one  of  my  prostrat- 
ing illnesses,  tou  know  what  they  are.  It  has  kept  me  abed  for  ttco 
days,  &  /  can  scarce  hold  up  my  head  to  write  this.  But,  if  I  quite 
recover,  the  last  of  the  week,  I  will  look  in  upon  you  &  Mary.  ..." 


Third  Session,  Saturdaij  Afternoon,  March   l.UJi 

93T.  Wilson  (Francis — American  actor).  A.L.S.,  Ip]).  8vo,  "Friday,  The 
Players  Sixteen  Gramercy  Park.''  To  **.Mr.  Flcisclmer."  With 
transcript,  and  autographed  portrait. 

"ThankK  for  the  Child  Lawn  from  EtujUuid.  It  tras  most  thoughtful 
of  II on! 

"I  am  hariiKj  u  hard  row  to  hoc.  Hut  I  lirlit  re  my  contention  in  the 
utaffc  child  matter  and  shall  go  down — if  I  munt — fighting.  I  am  for 
protecting  the  factory  &  mill  child — hut  «/.so  for  protecting  th<  child 
genius  of  the  stage.  ..." 

038.  Wilson  (Henry — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).  A.L.S.,  4pp. 
4to,  "Washington,  .March  14,  1857."  To  "Rev.  Theo.  Parker." 
With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

An  exceptionally  fine  letter  giving  his  views  ou  the  shivery  question. 

".  .  .  As  to  the  declaration  to  which  you  refer  in  your  letter  I  have  to 
say  that  I  did  not  intend  to  say  that  we  beliere  in  the  right  to  hold  Men 
in  Slavery.  I  do  not  believe  that  any  man  /lo.s  a  right  to  hold  property  in 
man.  This  I  have  said  here  over  and  over  again.  I  did  not  intend  to 
say  that  the  thing  could  he  right,  hut  to  say  that  wc  had  no  right  to 
prevent  their  doing  it — thai  it  iras  a  matter  for  them  to  settle  and  that 
we  would  maintain  their  right  to  settle  it  for  thcmj<elves.  I  deny  the  right 
of  any  state  or  nation  to  hold  men  in  slavery,  but  I  maintain  the  right  of 
any  state  or  nation  to  settle  that  question.  .  .  .  If  I  had  the  power  to 
overthrow  slavery  in  the  states  I  would  do  it,  hut  I  have  not  that  power. 
We  may  be  driven  to  do  it  to  defend  the  country  just  as  wc  might  blotc 
up  your  house  or  peril  your  life  to  save  the  country.  So  wc  might  over- 
throio  slavery  in  Cuba  as  a  matter  of  self  preservation,  hut  I  sec  just  as 
much  power  in  our  Constitution  to  overthrow  slavery  in  Cuba  as  I  do  to 
aboli.ih  slavery  in  South  Carolina.  If  there  is  one  doctrine  dearer  to 
man  than  another  it  is  the  doctrine  of  local  self-government.  This  doc- 
trine of  states  rights  must  he  maintained  if  ice  would  be  a  free  people.  .  .  ." 

939.  Wilson   (Henry — Vice-President  of  the  United  States).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

4to,  "Xatick,  Sept,  13tlv  1863."  To  "Mr  C.  H.  Gordon."  With 
transcript,  and  portrait.  Stating  that  he  has  just  returned  from 
Maine. 

940.  Wilson  (James — Signer  of  the  Dechtratiou  of  Independence;  appointed 

Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  in  1789).  A.L.S.,  2pp. 
4to,  "Phihidclphia,  Kith  March,  1787."  To  "Mr.  John  Litle,  Dela- 
ware Works."     With  transcript,  hiographical  note,  and  portrait. 

Kehitive  to  the  "Delaware  Works,"  a  company  in  which  he  was 
interested. 

".  .  .  It  was  unfortunate  that  you  and  I  did  not  see  one  another,  as  a 
principal  Reason  that  led  me  to  the  Works  was  to  adjust  Matters  with 
you  on  the  very  Subject  you  tnention:  .  .  ,  As  the  Supreme  Court  and 
the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  will  sit  for  the  next  four  or  five  Weeks,  it 
tcill  be  very  inconvenient  for  me  to  go  to  the  Works  during  that  Time.  .  .  .'' 

941.  Wilson  (James — Signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence;  appointed 

Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court,  in  1789).  A.L.S.. 
Ip.  4to,  "14th.  Augt.  1795."  To  "John  Barclay,  Esquire,  Presidt 
of  the  Bank  of  Penna."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"/  just  now  called  at  the  JUtnk.  The  Money  is  not  yet  at  Command; 
but  I  have  good  Kea.Hon  to  e.rpect  that,  before  the  Rising  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  U.  S.  it  will  he  ready  for  me.  ,   .   ." 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  ISth 

942.  Wilson    (John^  "Christopher  North"' — celebrated   Scottish  writer  and 

critic).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "112  Kegent  Street,  March  6.  1824.''  To 
"Mr.  Hill."     With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

On  the  reverse  of  the  letter  are  26  lines  of  poetry  in  the  autograph  of 
Wilson,  commencing, — 

"Day  presses  on  the  heels  of  day 
And  moons  increase  to  their  decay;" 

".  .  .  I  shall  certainly  endeavour,  as  far  as  my  frail  nature  will  let 
me,  to  follow  your  bright  example,  .  .  .  And,  I  assure  you  dear  Hill,  that 
my  determination  has  not  been  a  little  strengthened,  by  the  Lines  you 
sent  me  the  other  day. 

"Though  ivithout  a  signature,  I  was  at  no  loss  to  discover  to  whom  J 
iras  indebted  for  the  friendly  hint.  The  passage  which  struck  me  the 
most  forcibly  was  the  following.  The  moral  is  certainly  excellent.  I 
think  you  must  have  had  Horace,  and  our  own  coimtryman,  Dr.  Johnson, 
in  your  mind's  eye,  ivhen  you  penned  them.  I  shall  preserve  them 
amongst  my  poetical  gems.  ..." 

943.  Wilson    (Woodrow— 28th   President  of  the  United   States).     A.L.S., 

2pp.  8vo,  "Princeton,  New  Jersey,  12  January,  1898."  To  "Mr. 
Charles  Dudley  Warren."  With  portrait  of  President  Wilson.  A 
transcript  of  the  letter  accompanies  the  same. 

Very  fink.  The  entire  letter  as  well  as  the  full  address  is  in  the  Presi- 
dent's hand,  the  letter  also  has  his  autograph  signature. 

"YoM  have  offered  me  an  extremely  attractive  piece  of  ivork  in  asking 
me  to  tvrite  a  life  of  Parkman  for  the  American  Men  of  Letters  Series, 
and  you  have  in  the  mere  offer  paid  me  a  compliment  which  I  deeply 
appreciate.  I  think  as  you  do  of  Parkman's  work  and  rank  among 
historians,  and  it  would  he  a  veritable  privilege  to  speak  at  length  of 
so  beautiful  and  devoted  a  life.  It  has  been  very  hard  for  me  to  make 
up  my  mind  that  I  could  not  do  it. 

"But  a  very  little  reflection  has  shown  me  that  I  must  decline.  .  .  . 
Practically  all  of  my  work  so  far, — with  the  exception  of  the  little  volume 
I  piihlishrd  first  of  all. — has  been  in' the  nature  of  hy-products.  I  believe 
I  have  something  better  in  me,  and  that  it  is  high  time  I  got  it  out." 

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944.  WiNDOM  (William — United  States  Senator  from  Minnesota).    A.L.S., 

Ip.  12mo,  "United  States  Senate  Chamber  Washington,  May  31, 
1873."    To  "The  President."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"Permit  me  to  introduce  Mrs.  McQucstin  of  Iowa,  whom  J  know  to  be 
a  most  worthy  and  estimable  lady.  Her  faithful  and  patriotic  service  in 
behalf  of  the  sick  and  wounded  Soldiers  during  the  war,  and  of  their 
orphan  children  since  its  close,  is  my  only  apology  for  soliciting  for  her  a 
personal  interview." 

945.  Wirt    (William — celebrated    American    lawyer)!      A.L.S.,    4pp.    4to, 

"Washington,  Xovember  28.  1823."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

A  very  lengthy  and  important  letter  relative  to  matters  of  law  and  the 
Bank  of  the  U.  's. 

"...  My  remark  had  allusion  to  the  late  of  Maryland,  in  force  in  this 
part  of  the  District,  which  authorises  a  plaintiff  after  judgment  to  proceed 
either  by  execution,  or  by  attachment  against  the  debtors  of  the  defendant, 
at  pleasure.    The  law  is  found  very  useful  in  practice.  ...  7  hat^e  much 

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Aut..^M•ilI.h  Letter,  SiRiied.     1S9S 

[No.  1)4:;  1 


Third  Session,  Saturday  Afternoon,  March  13th 

[No.  945 — Continued'] 

personal  respect  for  some  of  the  directors  and  stockholders  in  the  Bank 
of  ColumMa  and  shall  be  glad  to  do  anything  which  may  save  the  honor 
of  the  institution  and  save  it  from  ruin,  ichile  it  tcill  ensure  justice  to  the 
Bank  of  the  V.  S.  and  on  the  other  hand  I  shd.  be  very  glad  to  save  the 
Bank  of  the  U.  S.  from  the  ill  will  towards  it,  which,  unjust  as  it 
would  be,  must  certainly  folloiv  from  its  destroying  this  long-established 
Bank.  ..." 

946.  WoLCOTT  (Oliver — signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence;  Governor 

of  Connecticut).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  Oct.  3,  1800."  To 
"Mrs.  Wolcott."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

"The  best  news  I  have  to  tell  you  is  that  Mr.  Steele  has  returned  & 
that  I  am  preparing  my  affairs  for  a  journey —  /  cannot  exactly  say  when 
I  can  set  out  but  I  hope  in  one  Week  from  this  time.  ..." 

947.  Woodbury  (Levi — Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States; 

Governor  of  New  Hampshire).  A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to,  "Washington  City, 
13th,  Jany.  1830."  To  "Gen.  Timy.  Upham,  Portsmouth,  New. 
Ha."  Address  franked  with  Woodbury's  signatures.  Kelates  to  the 
Naval  establishment  at  Portsmouth, — "I  cannot  believe  that  Con- 
gress will  ever  attempt  to  abolish  the  naval  establishment  at  Ports- 
mouth .  .  . ;"  Also, — L.S.  Ip.  4to,  "Navv  Department,  June  21, 
1834."  To  "Hon.  Isaac  McKim,  Ho.  of  Representatives."  Relative 
to  the  appointment  of  midshipmen, — ''the  same  rule  prevails  as  to 
the  residence  of  officers  &  their  sons,  as  prevails  in  respect  to  other 
persons  applying  .  .   ."    With  transcripts,  and  portraits. 

948.  Woodbury  (Levi — Governor  of  New  Hampshire;  appointed  Justice  of 

the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  in  1845).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to, 
"Washington,  19th.  Ap.  1850."  To  "Joseph  B.  Boyd,  Esqr,  Mayes- 
ville,  Kentucky,"  relative  to  the  descendants  of  Hon.  Wm.  Plumer, 
of  New  Hampshire;  Also, — A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Washington,  3d  May, 
1837,"  to  "George  H.  Moore,"  enclosing  President's  autograph. 
With  transcripts,  and  2  portraits.    Together,  2  folders. 

949.  Worcester  (Joseph  Emerson — American  lexicographer).     A.L.S.,  Ip. 

12mo,  "Cambridge,  Sept.  28,  1855."  To  "Prof.  Benj.  Pierce,  LL.  D. 
Quincy  Street."    With  transcript. 

"/  do  myself  the  pleasure  to  ask  you  to  accept  a  copy  of  a  small 
Dictionary.  ..." 

950.  Wordsworth   (William — illustrious  English  poet).     A.L.S.,  2pp.  4to, 

"June  ]7th,  1827."  To  "Rydal  Mount."  With  transcript,  and 
portrait. 

"Oh  returning  home  yesterday  after  an  absence  in  ivhich  I  was  moving 
about  so  that  my  letters  coxild  not  well  be  sent  after  me,  I  had  the 
pleasure  of  receiving  your  elegant  Volume  with  the  obliging  letter  accom- 
panying it.  I  have  not  yet  had  time  to  do  more  than  cast  my  eyes  over 
it,  but  as  I  notice  several  compositions  with  which  I  had  been  not  a 
little  gratified  when  I  read  them  before  in  periodical  publications,  I  have 
no  doubt  that  much  pleasure  is  in  store  for  me  when  I  can  give  the  rest 
a  perusal  at  leisure.  ..." 


Third  Session,  Saturdai/  Afternoon,  March   Lith 

951.  YoiXG  (E.— English  actor).     A.L.S.,  Ip.  4to,  "Wellwyii,  July  the  5th 

1749,"    To  "Sr  William  Bunbury."    With  transcript,  and  portrait. 

With  mention  of  David  Garbick. 

"In  answer  to  i/r  Favour  of  your  Litter  atmut  i/r  Plan,  1  icrotc  you 
word  that  if  you  would  do  mc  yc  Honour  of  a  Visit  for  a  Day  or  two 
wth  Mr.  Garrick.  Uould  read  yr  Play  together  ete.  1  eontinue  to  wish 
the  same  Favour,  being  hut  four  hours  from  Town.  Hut  as  I  fear  you 
have  now  left  Town,  &  as  I  am  uncertain  where  this  may  find  you,  I 
only  desire  to  know  if  ye  Letter  I  mention  came  to  your  Hand,  &  if 
you  have  any  Commands." 

952.  Young  (John  Eussell — American  journalist  connected  with  the  New 

York  Tribune,  and  Herald).  A.L.S.,  Ip.  12mo,  "Astor  House,  Dec. 
2,  188G."'  To  "Geo  Alfred  Townsend."  With  transcript,  and  por- 
trait. 

"/  bought  your  'Katy,'  this  afternoon,  and  anticipate  reading  it,  with 
much  pleasure —  In  scanning  over  the  leaves,  as  one  does,  before  reading, 
I  noted  on  page  488,  in  the  note,— the  statement  that  Lincoln  was  at  the 
Capitol  on  the  night  of  July  3,  'signing  bills.'  Did  you  not  intend  to  say 
March  3.?    That  would  be  the  night  of  the  closing  session." 

953.  Zerrahn  (Carl — Conductor  Handel  and  Haydn  Society,  and  of  Harvard 

Symphony  Concerts).    A.N.S.,  Ip.  8vo,  "Boston."    To  "Miss  Alger." 

954.  Mahogany  Letter  Cabinet.     Manufactured  by  The  Library  Bureau. 

Height,  15  inches;  width,  23%  inches;  depth,  1434  inches.  Dove- 
tail edges.  With  heavy  brass  drop  handles  for  carrying.  Ten  draw- 
ers (double  row,  5  each),  cacli  drawer  with  brass  filing  slot.  Inside 
measurements:  width,  IO14  inches;  length,  I21/2  inches;  depth,  2 
inches,  with  a  binged  drop  back  end,  caught  by  brass  catch  with 
spring.  The  drawers  reinforced.  The  entire  cabinet  shows  fine 
and  lasting  cabinet  work. 

955.  Mahogany  Letter  Cabinet.     Same  as  above.     2  cabinets. 

956.  Mahogany  Letter  Cabinet.    Same  as  above,    2  cabinets. 


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